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John James, founder of The Grief Recovery Institute

John W. James

Founder of The Grief Recovery Institute®
Co-Author of The Grief Recovery
Handbook & When Children Grieve


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The truth is we are NEVER ready for anyone we love to die. (Published 5/13/2014)

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My step-dad died nearly a year ago, and I still find myself grieving and crying for him every day. I was with him when he took his final breath and though I could do nothing, I still feel I should have done something. He got sick with pneumonia and within a few weeks, he was put on a respirator and then when it wasn’t working, we took him off and let him go. Yet I still can't seem to move on. What can I do? Everyone tells me to suck it up and all, and I do but only to a point. I just miss him so very much and miss his guidance. I was not ready for a life without him.


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