Loss of health. While physical changes may be difficult to accept, one of the most dreaded losses is that of health. Illness and pain sap energy of body and mind. Just as receiving that first driver's license was a milestone, being no longer able to drive is another. The loss of home is a massive material loss which also includes loss of social standing, loss of neighborhood and relationships, and loss of freedom.
Nursing homes can present new obstacles of loss of privacy, respect, and dignity.
Psychological and spiritual loss. Feelings of loss of self-image are due to rejection, loss of future possibilities, loss of relationships through death or illness, loss of faith in God or hope in mankind. The loss of a treasured relationship is perhaps the deepest psychological loss. Relationships make life worth living. A Call to Faithful Action , that combine spirituality with practical insights.