I spend Mother's Day at my son's grave. It's the only place I feel like a whole family.

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The author and her family spend Mother's Day at her son William's grave.

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I don't know if I'd want my teen self to know where I am now, without one of the most important people in my life

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I'm a therapist who lost my husband at 26 — here's how I learned to show up at work on my hardest days

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Amy Morin is a psychotherapist, podcast host, and author.

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I quit fast-paced journalism to care for my sick mom. My experience in both led me to become a celebrant at funerals.

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Journalist Mandy Appleyard, who worked in the UK, the US, and Asia, became a caretaker for her sick mom. She later switched careers to preside at funerals.

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I'm turning 40, and people keep asking why I don't have children. I have a lot of reasons.

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Losing one of my students led me to reshape my priorities at home

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He found out his brother — and best friend — died while sitting in 37B. Now KevOnStage has a stand-up about grief.

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Kevin Fredericks, aka KevOnStage, with his older brother, Jason, who died at the age of 42.

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I used to think living at home as an adult meant going backward. Losing my dad made me realize I was wrong.

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Death isn't the end: Meta patented an AI that lets you keep posting from beyond the grave

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I've lived overseas for 15 years. Saying goodbye to my mom never gets easier.

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The author moved from the US to Wales 15 years ago.

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