How Grief Can Affect Us

Purely by the numbers, as people age they are more likely to experience grief. Whether it’s the loss of a parent, child, partner, or good friend, grief is a process that needs to be addressed and worked through before life can regain some semblance of normalcy. People go through grief differently, and every loss takes a different toll on the individual. However, there are some emotions that can be predicted beforehand and they are:

• Shock. Shutting down is sometimes the best way a body can cope with traumatic news or events. Not feeling anything is a defense mechanism that gears us up to be able to cope with the grief.
  
  
• Intense emotional pain. Once the shock wears off, the pain sets in. The pain is too much for the body to bear emotionally and periods of uncontrollable crying are common.
  
  
• Depression. The traumatic loss shakes us to the core. God’s plan is often questioned as loneliness sets in.
  
  
• Illnesses with no apparent cause. Sometimes grief manifests in the body through sickness, aches and pains that have no real cause.
  
  
• Panic sets in. The reality of the painful loss is obvious and clear, and because of this we panic because it’s unclear to us whether we’ll ever be happy again.
  
  
• Anger sets in. Feeling angry about the disastrous event is common, also. It’s okay to be angry at the person that died, feeling as though they left you behind. If this feeling persists, it’s best to see a therapist to help work through it.
  
  
• Inability to engage in life again. We might feel as though we are betraying our deceased loved one by partaking in activities we enjoy.
  
  
• Hope. Eventually, the sun shines through the clouds and there is the tiniest feeling that you can, in fact, experience joy and happiness again.

Always Best Care has been providing exceptional senior care for the past 20 years. Since 1996, they have been employing only the finest caregivers to care for their senior clients.If you live in the Greenwood and Anderson area and are interested in learning about referrals for assisted living in Anderson, or you would like information about senior home care in Greenwood, call the Always Best Care Greenwood location at 864-229-1211 or email them at bkapperman@abc-seniors.com today. 

Get Quality & Compassionate Senior Care in Abbeville with Always Best Care

Over the past 20 years, seniors in the United States and Canada have benefited from the quality and compassionate care provided by Always Best Care Senior Services. They have, in fact, assisted over 25,000 seniors in that time with daily tasks such as housecleaning, meal preparation and clean up, pet and plant care, as well as assistance with grooming, eating, walking, etc. Seniors living in the Greenwood and Anderson area can call the Always Best Care Greenwood location to set up a consultation.

The Always Best Care caregivers are licensed, bonded, insured and undergo a thorough criminal background check.Because of this, seniors and their families can have peace of mind knowing that the Always Best Care caregivers are always performing their job with the utmost level of respect and dignity.Some of the other tasks that Always Best Care caregivers perform include escorting to various locations such as doctor’s appointments, worship services, etc., discussing current and historical events, organizing mail, changing bed linen, accompanying to lunch or dinner, arranging appointments, medication reminders, playing games and cards, and many others.

The Always Best Care Greenwood and Anderson location also serves Abbeville, McCormick, Saluda, Edgefield, and Laurent Counties. They have been a part of the Always Best Care family since 2009 and take pride in their non-medical care and assisted living referrals which they provide free of charge. They have developed strong relationships with the area nursing facilities, senior communities, social workers, area hospitals, and all of the other area senior resources.

Once you set up a Care Consultation, a Care Coordinator will visit you and help you create an individualized Care Plan. This Care Plan outlines all of your personal needs including emotional, physical, medical, intellectual, social, etc. This Care Plan will be updated as your needs change, so you never have to worry about getting the very best care available to you.

If you live in the Greenwood and Anderson area and are interested in learning more about senior care in Abbeville or about the Always Best Care caregivers in Greenwood, call the Always Best Care Greenwood location today at 864-229-1211 or email them at bkapperman@abc-seniors.com to set up the care consultation.