Did you know that the risk of death increases in 66% on the first three months after the death of a life partner?
We who have older parents, must be very aware of this fact, taking into account how devastating it might be for them to lose someone who shared their life’s with. Their routines will be broken, their isolation will be increased, they will feel a void nothing can fill, and their immune system will be highly affected, due to the decrease in the ability the neutrophil (a white blood cell) has on killing bacteria.
We who have older parents, must be very aware of this fact, taking into account how devastating it might be for them to lose someone who shared their life’s with. Their routines will be broken, their isolation will be increased, they will feel a void nothing can fill, and their immune system will be highly affected, due to the decrease in the ability the neutrophil (a white blood cell) has on killing bacteria.
Evidence suggests that there are other elements of the immune system which are affected by the stress of bereavement
