chapter 8
Grief, loss and the true healer
‘If you want to hold yourself and your family members compassionately through grief, you have to allow that it cannot be managed.’
Elizabeth Gilbert
On 4 October 2013, Khalil said goodnight to his children as he always did. The next morning, when he called for his son, there was no answer. Charlie had passed away in his sleep. He had no underlying conditions that his family knew of. He was 16 years old.
Nick’s son Rory was 20 years old when he took his own life in the Summer of 2018. Although during his teens he had openly talked about ending his life, Nick felt that his son had turned a corner.
In early ...
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