Chapter 1. Epilogue

Epilogue

Emma and Joel were married for 63 years and were very dependent on each other for companionship and love. Several years ago Emma had a stroke, and Joel took care of her at home. Recently, she had another stroke and ended up in a convalescent hospital, where she lived only 6 weeks before she passed away.

Joel’s adult children, Cassandra and Timothy, are really worried about their father because he seems so lethargic and doesn't say much when they visit him. He refuses to go out to lunch with them, and his appetite seems almost nonexistent. Joel's children fear something is physically wrong with their father and want to take him to the doctor. Their Aunt Bernice tells them that they need to understand more about the grieving process.

Cassandra and Timothy surf the Web, where they found the following Web sites: www.mentalhealthamerica.net (search grief) and www.cmha.ca (search grief and grieving).