Internet Grieving Resources
The Internet is a godsend for many who are mourning the loss of a loved one. Hundreds, perhaps thousands, of messages of sympathy and support pass across the Internet each day among the members of several online support groups for the bereaved.
"Although I have wonderful friends and family who were very supportive, they all fall away after a while..." says Linda Swengel, whose mother died of cancer last spring. "The folks I connected with online all seemed to understand the idea that one never 'gets over it' but does, in fact, learn to live with it."
Internet Grieving Resources
The Internet is a godsend for many who are mourning the loss of a loved one. Hundreds, perhaps thousands, of messages of sympathy and support pass across the Internet each day among the members of several online support groups for the bereaved.
"Although I have wonderful friends and family who were very supportive, they all fall away after a while..." says Linda Swengel, whose mother died of cancer last spring. "The folks I connected with online all seemed to understand the idea that one never 'gets over it' but does, in fact, learn to live with it."
