Grief Online Explorers Pillows

"I scream! You scream! I can't stop the screaming!"

"We laughed. We cried. But mostly we watched TV."

'He doesn't talk to me anymore.'

'He's a conspiracy theorist - he refuses to believe that Great Aunt Mildred is really dead.'

'Life is a precious thing, but simply breathing and existing isn't living...the end is inevitable for everything...I'm afraid that time has come for you, dear. I have to pull the plug...'

'Actually,I didn't start drinking until his dog died.'

'Let it go. Get on with your death.'

'Our five-course dinners start with denial, followed by anger, bargaining, depression and finally acceptance.'

"On your previous visit you were describing how you were unable to express grief at the death of your first dog, Ranger. Please continue."

Hedgehog Mortuary.

"Sure, it's disrespectful, but knowing old scamp, he'd want us to dig up his bones."

Weight of the world on your shoulders.

"Ten years of therapy, and finally I’ve managed to replace my rage addiction with sarcasm."

'He was a shooting star, passing through the firmament. Lighting up our dull lives with his all too brief presence.' 'I think we're at the wrong funeral.'

'I thought dinner was going so well!'

'Touching.'

The final stage of grief is acceptance. And the inevitable long and rambling acceptance speech.

'It freaks me out that you're keeping your dead mum preserved in Formalin on the mantelpiece!'

"I could never leave this place—this is where I grew up."

"I never got a chance to say 'Shut up.' "

Former Survivalist

"He refuses to let me get on with the grieving process."

"I dreamed my parents were still alive."

"Inside I'm a crying hyena."

Tears

". . . ashes to ashes, dust to dust, a handful of ground coriander, the zest of a lemon. . ."

"My aged cheddar died!"

Tombstone: I told you I was sick!

The stages of winter

Denial Exit Now: Anger, Bargaining, Depression and Acceptance Next 4 Exits.

Losing a loved one is never easy. The trick is to make it look easy.

'Let's talk dollars and cents. How many 'loved ones' did you lose in the stock market?'

"I knew if I started dating again so soon he'd flip out."