Types of Loss

Gradual Loss

When grief begins long before the ending, such as when you may be caring for someone.

This affects people carrying the weight of slow, unfolding loss - the kind that often goes unseen by others. Unlike sudden bereavement, gradual loss unfolds over time. It can mean watching someone you love change through dementia, living alongside chronic illness, or facing the gradual loss of your own independence.

Here, your experience is understood.

You may be caring, hoping, mourning, and loving all at once. These feelings can exist together. Grief does not wait for goodbye, and love does not disappear because loss has begun.