For survivors, the word closure often connotes that the bereaved are underachievers who flunked a grief course. - Earl A Grollman

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But I do know this: that the two and a half years that I've been at HUD, I am absolutely convinced that some of the best workers in the world are in Federal Government.

Earl A Grollman

For survivors, the word closure often connotes that the bereaved are underachievers who flunked a grief course.

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Grief is not a disorder, a disease or sign of weakness. It is an emotional, physical and spiritual necessity, the price you pay for love. The only cure for grief is to grieve.

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Grief is love not wanting to let go.

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Courage is not the absence of fear and pain, but the affirmation of life despite fear and pain.

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Suicide is a whispered word, inappropriate for polite company. Family and friends often pretend they do not hear the word's dread sound even when it is uttered. For suicide is a taboo subject that stigmatizes not only the victim but the survivors as well.

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