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Wherever you are, that’s where you don’t want to be.

When tragedy first strikes, there seems to be a disconnect between our physical selves and our emotional selves. Terri noticed this within days after Jon’s funeral. When she was home, the quiet closed in on her and she wanted out. If she went to the mall or a coffee shop, there were too many people … Read More

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First, some music.

Ruth Bergen BraunApril 10, 2017June 13, 2017

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