The First Year of Grief, what everyone should know.

The First Year of Grief (freitagfuneralhome.com)

Working your way through

After my daughter’s death in 1982, I learned that the first year’s grief doesn’t flow neatly from one stage to the next; it has multiple patterns, fluctuating cycles, lots of ups and downs. First-year grief will surprise you in many ways, but here are a few things you can expect.