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The process of grief or bereavement is a very challenging and difficult journey for families and friends who have had the unfortunate experience of loosing a loved one. This potentially negative predicament is as a result of the intense physical and psychological toll that are placed on individuals going through this process and as result manifests into various emotions and behaviors such as anger, sadness and guilt. As such, it is warranted for health care workers to be proactive by knowing how to effectively support families and friends going through this process since most people are ending up dying in hospitals and the expected emotions and behavioral responses during this process could potentially spiral down into unhealthy responses such as depression and substance abuse (Whyte, 2009). That being said, my service learning project involved taking part in a fundraising event that was held at Dayton chapter of the Leukemia & Lymphoma society were the primary focus was to remember and celebrate persons that had survived and succumbed to cancer. Touted as the Light the night walk, was an annual event held by the Leukemia & Lymphoma society to raise funds, increase awareness and celebrate persons and …show more content…

Additionally, I also helped the officiating pastor for the service in reading the personal phrases and sayings of the deceased persons during the eulogy for which, I believed served as power testament for families and the public that attended of the new paradigm shift of the healthcare industry into the need of whole person care that was geared in also caring for the needs of patients, families and love ones during the difficult process of actively dying as student

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