No Opportunity to Say Goodbye After a crash, surviving family members and friends are emotionally assaulted. There is no time to gradually prepare for the loss. You could
have never prepared for the devastating blow caused by your loved one’s trau- matic death. When someone dies due to an expected death they may have the
No time to say goodbye
opportunity to see or talk with their loved one. You may not have had time to say goodbye, tell them you love them or to spend time with them before their death. You may be sad that you weren’t with them when the crash happened or that they were alone.
Your concern that your loved one was alone at the time of their death is a valid one. However, you should know that it’s also very common that a witness to the crash or a first responder may have spent time comforting your loved one. It’s
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