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Tag: grief

Post-traumatic growth–the end of the pandemic tunnel?

May 13, 2020January 11, 2021 Karen DeBonis10 Comments

I’ve been thinking about that phrase, “The light at the end of the tunnel.” At this stage of the pandemic, I can still see the light, but it feels like this damn tunnel keeps getting longer and longer.

Posted in Brain Tumor, Life Lessons, Motherhood, Perseverance, Personal Growth, ResilienceTagged COVID-19, grief, pandemic, post-traumatic growth, ptd, ptsd, tunnel

Stages of Grief during COVID-19.

April 22, 2020January 14, 2021 Karen DeBonis12 Comments

I'm experiencing grief during this pandemic, as well as survivor's guilt. Does that ring true for you?

Posted in Brain Tumor, Memoir, Personal Growth, Self-acceptanceTagged coronavirus, COVID-19, David Kessler, Elizabeth Kubler-Ross, grief, pandemic, stages of grief

Vulnerability, and why I’m thankful for it.

November 27, 2019January 15, 2021 Karen DeBonis4 Comments

I’m trying to pinpoint when this new relationship with my dad started, but it was less a point and more an evolution.

Posted in Life Lessons, Misc., Personal GrowthTagged chronic illness, family, father-daughter, gratitude, grief, love, pool, risk, thankful, Thanksgiving, vulnerability

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