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Article: Kansas State University: Families Coping with Loss at the Holiday Season Should Honor Memory of Their Loved One and Look to Future
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- U.S. Newswire
- Article date:
- December 22, 2004
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MANHATTAN, Kansas, Dec. 22 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The holidays are a
time of great emotion: the stress of tight finances and finding that
perfect gift; the joy (or more stress) of spending time with family;
the pressure of having too much too do in too short a time. And when
a family adds in the loss of a loved one to this emotional mix, it
gets even more overwhelming.
Nancy O'Conner, instructor and clinical director for the Family
Center at Kansas State University, said that to deal with the death
of a member, families must find a way to talk about that person
during the holidays and create new traditions, while not forgetting
about old rituals that honor the memory of their loved one.
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