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Discovered someone died years ago
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Five months ago I found out that a girlfriend I had in high school, who I have had no contact with in the 48 years since graduation, died of cancer over 35 years ago at the age of 28. This is causing…Continue
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Started this discussion. Last reply by bluebird Jan 5, 2021.
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"I am sorry for your loss John. It has been 1 year now since I discovered she died. It is somewhat more manageable because I have reached the stage where I accept what happened. But it still hurts a lot.Your experience is very similar. The shock I…"
"Regretting this is certainly part of it. The tragedy that this girl that I cared about so much met such a horrible fate at such a young age is the cause of the bulk of my grief. The fact that I went traveling through all those decades not knowing it…"
"Rob, hope you have been able to manage your grief. I too have had a similar experience. An ex from my younger days died last week but unlike your experience I knew of her life and lived close to her. I had always kept hope for a chance meeting at a…"
"There is nothing wrong with you. More than likely you are grieving for how the relationship could have been or should have been had things been different. The loss is real. This is normal. "
Discovered someone died years ago
Five months ago I found out that a girlfriend I had in high school, who I have had no contact with in the 48 years since graduation, died of cancer over 35 years ago at the age of 28. This is causing me such severe grief that I have to think there is something wrong with me. In all those decades I focused on the family I started, and have only thought about her very little, when some event reminds of "one of those times back in the day".It has been almost half a century since I have seen this…See More
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