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I can close my eyes and go back there: the indescribable, unfathomable rift in the universe, the bizarre and surreal world after Matt disappeared into the river. A wholly irrelevant event catapulted into my life, changing everything. The first weeks and months after an out-of-order death are a world unto themselves. At that initial time of impact, few things bring comfort. Words of intended comfort just grate. Encouragement is not really helpful. That “impact” zone is not the time for future plans or even for reflection on what’s going on. Survival has a very small circumference. It’s not an ordinary time, and ordinary rules do not apply. I have a list I wrote for myself in those very first months called: some survival things. Number two on that list is: crying for three months has really been dehydrating. Please drink water. Oh, it was so early then. I can close my eyes and feel it. The same is true now as it was then: Drink. Drink water. Your body needs it. #drinkwater #selfcare #megandevine #refugeingrief #itsokthatyourenotok #griefrevolution #griefsupport #lifeafterloss #griefsucks #brokenheart #grief #griefandloss #bereavement #loss #imissyou #mentalhealth #selfcare #selfkindness #cancersucks #fuckcancer #pediatriconcology #miscarriage #stillborn #pregnancyloss #infantloss #childloss ... See more