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Death and Losing Loved Ones
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- What was his or her name? What was this person's relationship to him?
- What were his first thoughts when he heard of the death? Was he numb, outraged, pained? Did his thoughts or feelings have anything to do with the cause of death ?
- How did he cope with the death? Did he go through a time of denial or isolation? In what ways did he deny the death? At what point did he stop denying the death? Did the denial stop due to an event or person?
- Was anyone there to support and comfort him? Who was that person? In what ways did they make the healing process easier?
- Was he angry after the death? Some say "when people can no longer deny the truth anger often follows." Did he experience this? Did he lash out at anyone in particular?
- If he was angry, how did he express it? When did his anger start subsiding? Was there a cause or was it a case of "time healing all wounds"?
- In what ways did the death of the person significantly affect his life? If the person was a parent or spouse, how did it affect his life to be without him or her?
- Was the death difficult to discuss or think about? If so, what about the death made it difficult to discuss? The circumstances of it? His feelings towards the deceased? Were family members or friends open to talking about the death or did people keep their feelings to themselves?
- Was the death unexpected? How did the person die? If it was sudden, was it harder to accept than if he had been prepared for it?
- Did he have any unresolved issues in the relationship? Things he wished that he had said or done before they were gone? How did he cope with that? How did he find resolution? Did he talk with others, cry, or maybe yell?
- Did the person have an illness or disease? Was the person terminally ill? When did he realize the seriousness of it?
- How long did the person live with the illness? What were his feelings when he heard the diagnosis?
- If they had an illness, did he have mixed feelings about their death? Relief that it was over and pain as he tried to adjust?
- Did he feel prepared for the death? Did he say good-bye to the person? How did it make him feel?
- Was he the primary caregiver? How did it affect his lifestyle? Were there any treatments involved with the illness? How did they affect him? Did he have a support system, family or friends that helped him to cope?
- Was he involved in the funeral arrangements? Was there anything particularly memorable about the funeral? Were all the family members there? Was anyone missing?
- Who did the eulogy? Was it a significant part of the funeral ceremony? Did he feel it was accurate? Was there anything that wasn't said that should have been?
- Was there a casket at the funeral? If so, was it open or closed? Did it make it easier or more difficult at the funeral if he could see the remains?
- Was there a reading of the will? Who attended? Did he inherit anything? Was it worth more in sentimental value than monetary value?
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