The DU Lounge

I believe that grief is cumulative and at some point in each of our lives we can have a triggering event that swamps us.

In my case, it was my brother's death. While it happened during the COVID shutdown period; it was unrelated to COVID but was sudden and unexpected. He took a nap one Sunday afternoon, woke up, and told his wife to call for an ambulance. He walked out to the ambulance when it arrived. In just under a week he died. I still have moments of grieving for him.

Although my trigger was my brother, I found myself grieving past my brother into all of the losses I had sustained over the years including pets and other people. I still shed a tear or two when I think of him.

Please give yourself the time to grieve until all the tears are spent and you sort through all of your memories.