{"id":5728,"date":"2018-08-21T19:45:39","date_gmt":"2018-08-21T19:45:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/?p=5728"},"modified":"2024-05-09T03:33:50","modified_gmt":"2024-05-09T03:33:50","slug":"mourning-the-loss-of-a-pet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/mourning-the-loss-of-a-pet\/","title":{"rendered":"Mourning the Loss of a Pet"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Losing a loved one is one of the hardest experiences we can have. For most people, a pet is like a member of the family. They love us unconditionally and over the course of our lives and theirs, will give us countless hours of joy and happiness. When a pet passes on, it can be devastating. It is very normal to grieve for the loss of a pet in the same way as we would for anyone else in our lives that we love.<\/p>\n<p>Some of the ways we can handle the loss of a pet:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Allow yourself time to mourn<\/li>\n<li>Think back on all the memories you and your pet created together<\/li>\n<li>Try to continue with your life and your daily routine<\/li>\n<li>Allow others to offer their condolences<\/li>\n<li>Meditation<\/li>\n<li>Write a letter to your pet, hold a memorial service, put some items of the pet in a special place in your home.<\/li>\n<li>Seek professional help to speak about your feelings<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you would like to schedule an appointment with a mental health therapist, please call 718-206-7160.<\/p>\n<p class=\"disclaimer\">All content of this newsletter is intended for general information purposes only and is not intended or implied to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment.  Please consult a medical professional before adopting any of the suggestions on this page.   You must never disregard professional medical advice or delay seeking medical treatment based upon any content of this newsletter.<strong>  PROMPTLY CONSULT YOUR PHYSICIAN OR CALL 911 IF YOU BELIEVE YOU HAVE A MEDICAL EMERGENCY.<\/strong> <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Losing a loved one is one of the hardest experiences we can have. For most people, a pet is like a member of the family. They love us unconditionally and over the course of our lives and theirs, will give &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/mourning-the-loss-of-a-pet\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[1427,283,1426],"class_list":["post-5728","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-health","tag-grieving","tag-jamaica-hospital","tag-mourning-a-pet"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5728","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5728"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5728\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10751,"href":"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5728\/revisions\/10751"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5728"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5728"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5728"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}