Comments on: There Is No Right or Wrong Way to Grieve https://www.mindtools.com/blog/there-is-no-right-or-wrong-way-to-grieve/ Mind Tools Fri, 16 Jul 2021 10:35:26 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.2.2 By: Katherine Baldwin https://www.mindtools.com/blog/there-is-no-right-or-wrong-way-to-grieve/#comment-3661 Fri, 16 Jul 2021 10:35:26 +0000 https://www.mindtools.com/blog/?p=27544#comment-3661 Thank you so much for your comment. It is heartening to read that my blog touched you deeply. It was moving to read about the call you made and how well it was received - such a wonderful reminder of the importance of reaching out even if we don't know what to say.
Wishing you all the best with your grieving process.
Katherine

]]> By: rebel https://www.mindtools.com/blog/there-is-no-right-or-wrong-way-to-grieve/#comment-3660 Thu, 15 Jul 2021 12:27:47 +0000 https://www.mindtools.com/blog/?p=27544#comment-3660 Katherine, your blog touched me deeply.
Last week, and old family friend lost her husband. I grew up in front of this lady and she's been friends with my mother for donkey's years. Yet, I couldn't get myself to pick up the phone and call her, because I didn't know what to say. So, last night I decided, NOW.
I called her. I apologised for taking so long to call her and then told her, "I took so long because I don't know what to say. All I can say is that I feel deeply sorry for you, and I hold you in my heart."
Her response? "My dearest child, this is the most precious call that I've received since uncle XX passed on."

This past 12 months I've also learned about grieving in your own way and time. We're not all the same, we don't process loss the same, we don't show our grief the same way.
It is true that we grieve deeply because we love with our arms and hearts wide open.
Thanks for sharing your personal experience, and also for sharing the title of the book.

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