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Bereavement

In reply to the discussion: My husband died Jan 14 [View all]

GreenPartyVoter

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11. It is how it is, you know? *hugs* You may be running on auto-pilot for
Thu Feb 2, 2012, 05:50 PM
Feb 2012

now, but at some point you might start to feel something else like sadness, anger, or depression. Or perhaps you won't. Everyone grieves differently.

Surprisingly, I don't have any further words of wisdom on grieving, despite having lost my MIL, Mom, and my Dad all before I turned 40. All I know is somehow we get through it. (Although, I confess that I tend to lean on a crutch --food-- and am now regretting that. I just didn't know how else to cope with those feelings.)

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