Was today really the worst day ever?

Tools for finding hope along the journey: Perspective


Have you found yourself having the experience of over hearing someone say that they have had the worse day ever? When we are grieving our perspective changes and we realize what a worse day actually feels like and that all the other times that we thought we were having our worse day it did not compare to the day that our loved one died. We can have hard, busy days but the worst is now put into perspective.

Artwork by Tanya Lord
About the Artist

Tanya Lord was a special education teacher when Noah died. After his death she read The Institute of Medicine’s report To Err Is Human and realized that the errors responsible for her son’s death were not unique. This created a desire and determination to better understand and work towards improving health care. Currently she has completed a master’s degree in public health and a PhD in clinical and population health research and is completing a post-doctoral fellowship. Lord shares her personal and professional experiences in presentations and workshops for medical staff and students focusing on the importance of effective communication with patients before and after an error. She also is a co-founder of The Grief Toolbox (www.thegrieftoolbox.com), which offers tools to help those along the grief journey. Lord may be contacted at [email protected]