Grief and Compassion Fatigue | Sandra Levine Productions

Heartfelt Pandemic Memorial Comforts Mourners

When I heard about a candle-lighting ceremony at a Covid-19 memorial on the beach in Belmar, NJ, I felt compelled to go. The memorial started in January 2021, when Rima Samman placed a few marked stones in the sand to honor victims of the virus, including her 40-year-old brother. There are now more than 2,000 […]

Dinner with the Elephant

Leave a Comment / Brain Injury - ADEM, Caregiving, Grief and Compassion Fatigue / By Sandra Levine

(This article, originally published by BrainLine in January 2016, provides some background into my family’s experience with ADEM – Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis. It was written more than 16 years after my husband’s illness began. Sandra Levine also presents speaking programs on ADEM recovery and caregiving.) Early one morning last month, with sleepy eyes half open,

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