Bereaved Families of Ontario - Cornwall & Area
Grief is...

Grief	is the total feeling of disorientation
Grief	is lying on the floor sobbing, when it has never happened to you in your life before
Grief	is awaking at 5:00 in the morning with that old newsreel of your loved one death running around in your head
Grief	is sitting in a group among friends and feeling "I cannot tolerate this another minute. I have to get out"
Grief	is going to shop, looking at a jar of peanut butter and bursting into tears
Grief	is total inability to relate to the members of your family in the way that you would like to
Grief	is many powerful emotions, totally unknown to you and unexpected until the death of your loved one

But

Grief	is a cleansing of the non-essentials of one's life
Grief	can be an opening to something richer and better
Grief	is like a summer storm - that horrible crashing and thunder, clearing the air, and then one can begin to move forward - but you have to allow yourself, and society has to allow you to express your grief