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Why we cling to symbols of struggle

I cannot throw away expired medications from when my husband was sick because it feels like erasing evidence that we fought hard.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The fear that letting go of painful reminders dishonors love can prevent the healing that best honors what was lost.

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