![]() The question is, how do we live with loss? You can’t get through life without experiencing loss. As a therapist, I’m no stranger to grief, and I’ve written about its varied manifestations in this column many times.Įven so, I wanted to write about the grief I’m now experiencing personally, because I know this is something that affects everyone. This week, I decided to submit my own “Dear Therapist” letter following my father’s death. I was at his bedside when he took his last breath.Īnd yet, nothing prepared me for this loss. We had the conversations we wanted to have, and the day he died, I was there to kiss his cheeks and massage his forehead, to hold his hand and say goodbye. We didn’t know whether it would be weeks or months, but we expected his death, and had prepared for it in the time leading up to it. After years of invasive procedures and frequent hospitalizations, he decided to go into home hospice to live out the rest of his life surrounded by family. He was 85 years old and in great pain from complications due to congestive heart failure. I know that everyone is going through loss during the coronavirus pandemic, but in the midst of all this, my beloved father died two weeks ago, and I’m reeling. Have a question? Email her at want to miss a single column? Sign up to get "Dear Therapist" in your inbox. ![]() Editor’s Note: On the last Monday of each month, Lori Gottlieb answers a reader's question about a problem, big or small.
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