The loss of family is never easy. It doesn’t matter how much time you have in advance when illness or death occur the loss is still real.  How do you go about picking up the pieces? Even illness can cause the grief process to begin, the length and duration of persons grief is not something that anyone can tell some one else how to do, feel or impose. The process includes several steps including anger, bargaining, depression, denial, loneliness, intense sadness and finally acceptance. Again, this process can be different for each person.

The important fact is knowing your own emotions. You can access your emotional state moment by moment, day by day as needed to successfully heal this type of emotional wound. Remembering that the idea is not to forget but to always cherish the moments that light our life by being a part of theirs.