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Grieving lost selves: Throop’s concept of presencing forth of an absence

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  • This article expands on C.J. Throop’s concept of “presencing forth of an absence” introduced in his 2010 article “Latitudes of loss: on the vicissitudes of empathy,” applying it to elucidate personal stories of grief, including an experience of the ambiguous loss of a child.

  • The author provides a novel framework for the intersubjective experience of the grieving person.

  • The author offers pediatric healthcare providers fresh insight into the experience of patient families.

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  1. Throop, C. J. Latitudes of loss: on the vicissitudes of empathy. J. Am. Ethnol. Soc. 37, 771–782 (2010).

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K.A. Riley is the sole contributor to this paper.

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Correspondence to Kathy A. Riley.

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Riley, K.A. Grieving lost selves: Throop’s concept of presencing forth of an absence. Pediatr Res (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41390-024-03119-1

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