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[quote=Anonymous]Maybe agree on a signal she can give you if she wants you to run interference with any inquisitive friends, neighbors, etc. For some reason, with an unexpected death (as you indicated it was), some people want details, and don’t realize having to tell “the story” over and over can be traumatic to some. It’s like you have to help them process their shock and grief, while reliving your own, over and over. The people who I remember most fondly after my parent’s unexpected death expressed their condolences, said I could reach out anytime, and then left it at that. The ones who asked what activity my parent was doing before they collapsed, what medications they’d been on, and whether there’d been an attempt to revive them — well, I wish I’d designated a good friend to redirect them to the refreshments. [/quote]
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