Jane came into my office having said goodbye to her husband two years ago. Her son accompanied her to her first session. Her son explained that Dad had died two years ago and that Mom, a frail woman in her 80s, still had no closure, that she had been unable to get over it. I … Read More
Shock. Disbelief. Numbness. This isn’t real. Can’t sleep. Can’t eat. Paralyzed. Going through the motions. Simply no idea of what the next step is. All of the above are common and reasonable responses — if reasonable is even an applicable word for those initial hours and days — to the sudden death or terminal diagnosis … Read More
