Tragedy: Confronting the Unthinkable

by Renee Haley

“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—

“Grief never ends . . . But it changes. It’s a passage, not a place to stay. Grief is not a sign of weakness, nor a lack of faith . . . It is the price of love.” —Elizabeth I—