Loss and learning : personal reflections upon the learning contained in profound grief

David Wright

Loss and learning : personal reflections upon the learning contained in profound grief

David Wright

School of Education

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Abstract

I remember the time my father died. It was not so long ago. He had a form of cancer, a cancer of the blood. This meant that in his last few years every so often he would be sent to hospital for a transfusion. Half a day later he would emerge With new blood, a fresh and revitalised circulatory system, ready for another twelve to fifteen months, and life would continue.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Learning Life from Illness Stories
Editors	Peter Willis, Kate Leeson
Place of Publication	Mt Gravatt, Qld.
Publisher	Post Pressed
Pages	130-137
Number of pages	8
ISBN (Print)	9780646579320
Publication status	Published - 2012

Keywords

grief
family relationships
sick
experience

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Loss and learning : personal reflections upon the learning contained in profound grief

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