Humor in Grief

06/16/20 • 14 min

When we are in despair and grieving for someone we love, is it acceptable to laugh and experience joy too? Elissa Berman, Lifebanc Senior Bereavement Counselor discusses when humor is useful and the health benefits it provides during times of tension and grief.

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A Celebration of Life

At the beginning of the summer of 2012, a tragic car accident took the lives of four local teenagers. One of the teens, Kevin Fox was able to give the gift of life through organ, eye, and tissue donation. Devastated family and friends of Kevin, struggled to find a positive outlet for their grief.

Listen as Colleen Fox, shares her brother's decision to be an organ donor and why the Gift of Life Walk & Run gives them a reason to celebrate that decision and Kevin each year.

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HOPE Act Gives Hope to Many

Not so very long ago, if a patient in end-stage organ failure was HIV positive, in most cases, they were told to go home and get their things in order. Brianna Doby Donation Community Consultant at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine discusses the creation of the HOPE Act which gives a very vulnerable patient population hope for a second chance at life. It also allows the LGBTQ community to be registered organ, eye, and tissue donors.