Thoughts on integrative practitioners handling grief

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I recently received a call from a patient’s husband. He was apologetic that my emails attempting to check in hadn’t been answered. She had passed away during the Christmas break. I knew the family quite well as they had been very involved in her treatment protocols and he thanked me for helping to extend her life from the two-week life expectancy she had originally been given when she booked an urgent initial appointment with me six years before. He wanted to know whether any of her supplements…