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How social avoidance deepens grief isolation

My friends avoid mentioning my son's name now and I do not know if they think it will upset me or if they have just moved on

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The well-meaning silence of others can erase the continuing presence of love that wants to be spoken.

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