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Why losing parents can feel like becoming an orphan at any age

I am 45 and just buried both my parents within six months and I feel like an orphan even though I am a grown adult with my own family.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The death of parents removes a fundamental safety net that persists in the psyche regardless of chronological age or independence.

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