There are mental health issues that come from grief. Your health is affected by grief. Many people will watch you go through the motions and have their sarcastic, judgmental opinions of the things you are doing, but no one will ever understand unless they have to walk a day in your shoes. Your coping mechanism may not be like others and in grief there is no sense of comparison as each person grieves in their own way. No one can predict the end date of grief. No one can tell you how to effectively heal from the lost of someone that was a part of you. If you lose a limb, it hurts. What about a life that is a direct extension of you? A life that was an essential part of your everyday. How do you fill a hole in your heart? No one has answered that yet, and guess what no one can. I find the statement to be absolutely true, the depth of your grief matches the depth of your love. If I could have traded places with my son, I would. It wasn't my turn to die, but in Troy Lee's death he pushes me to life. Journey with me @ www.rosegreer.com
