Tragedy: Confronting the Unthinkable

by Renee Haley

“Be grateful every second of every day that you get to spend with the people you love. Life is so very precious.” —Mandy Hale—

“What we once enjoyed and deeply loved we can never lose, for all that we love deeply becomes part of us.” —Helen Keller—

“I think the hardest part of losing someone isn't having to say goodbye, but rather learning to live without them. Always trying to fill the void, the emptiness that’s left inside your heart when they go.” —Unknown Author—

“The reality is that you will grieve forever. You will not ‘get over’ the loss of a loved one; you’ll learn to live with it. You will heal and you will rebuild yourself around the loss you have suffered. You will be whole again, but you will never be the same. Nor should you be the same nor would you want to.” —Elisabeth Kubler-Ross—