What You Can Do When You Lose a Loved One

<p>Two gutting events occurred in my life. The first was on May 26 2011 when my identical twin sister succumbed to a five-year unrelenting brain tumor and the second—a mere fourteen months later—was on September 24 2012 when my son was enjoying nature while riding his sports bike. He had a tragic accident and died instantly at the young age of twenty-one. My world came to a screeching halt. Two people who meant everything to me were gone forever. Many well-intentioned people told me what I should be doing to get over this but quite frankly it wasn’t until I came out of the fog that I realized that the only way I was going to survive the rest of my life was to try to channel my grief into something positive.</p><p>To honor the memory of my sister and my son and to help our family and so many friends to heal I decided to write this book about what you can do—not what you should do—when you lose a loved one.</p>