After losing a loved one to suicide, survivors often embark on a journey that one never imagined. What often makes the grief journey so difficult is the unexpectedness of it all. The death of our loved one often catches of guard. In an instant our somewhat predictable life becomes one that is often unrecognizable. Although our blog is devoted to loss by suicide, we wanted to share a blog post by, Clare Saumell, a woman who unexpectedly lost her husband in a tragic car accident. While her loss was not by suicide, it was tragic, and unexpected. We wanted to take the time to share her grief story, as we found many parallels between her loss and our own. Her story discuss her grief after the unexpected loss of her husband.
Click here to read her story.