Grief is an intense feeling brought on by the death of a loved one or the loss of something we once cared about, something I’m very familiar with. I lost my father and grandmother in less than five months of each other this year, two people who had profound impacts on my life and journey.
Both of their deaths were sudden and fast. After my father’s passing, I began taking care of my 93-year-old grandmother. There wasn’t much time to grieve my father’s passing; I entered a “get stuff done” mentality, focusing intensely on caring for my grandmother.
While grieving my father, I had to deal with estate matters and my family, organize my father’s and grandmother’s funeral, work full time and more…