ABSTRACT
When someone dies, it is not uncommon for the bereaved to question why the person died, to try and reach some understanding of the meaning of the event. According to Parkes, the process of grieving includes the attempt to make sense of the loss, to fit it into one’s assumptions about the world or, if necessary, modify those assumptions (1998:78). Finding meaning can play a critical role in adjustment following a bereavement, involving both making sense of the event but also finding benefit in the experience (Davis et al. 1998).
