Four years ago today, at 6:22pm, my dad died of pancreatic cancer. I have learned a lot about loss and mourning in those 4 years.
Grief is a paralyzing, stripping, hollowing, and very personal emotion. It may not hit you when you think it will, and it may strike at other times when you never saw it coming. I think the extent of grief is related to your closeness with the person you have lost.
Don't expect anyone else to understand exactly what you're going through.
Take great comfort in the people who are actually there for you, and try not to be angry with the people you thought would be but aren't.
The pain and sadness never go away, you just adjust.
Memories really do last a lifetime.
