their death. Even if you didn’t have the chance to say goodbye, it’s very likely that your loved one knew how much you cared about them. Death of a Child When a child is killed there may be an additional sense of wrongness associated with the death of someone young. The loss of that person may highlight all of the things that child hasn’t yet been able to experience in their life, all of the things they will be missing out on experiencing. Having a child die implies that something un- natural has happened. After the death of a child loved ones may be terrified that another family member may be killed and go to great lengths to monitor their activities to try to prevent some other tragedy from happening.
Physical Responses to Traumatic Grief
During the first six months to a year after a fatal crash, people who are grieving are vulnerable to physical illness. Physical complaints, aches, and illness are all common after a traumatic death. Your body’s immune system is working overtime,
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