What The Death Of My Daughter Is Teaching Me About Grief
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What The Death Of My Daughter Is Teaching Me About Grief

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KatarinaGondova via Getty Images On July 24, an orca named Tahlequah gave birth to a calf that lived for less than an hour. Afterward, Tahlequah carried or pushed her dead calf nearly a thousand miles over 17 days, finally dropping it on Aug. 11, at which point the Center for Whale Research in Washington state proclaimed that Tahlequah’s “tour of grief” was over. But I believe that Tahlequah has a lot to teach us about grief, lessons I’ve been learning over the past 16 months. The fact that I’m able to experience it without Ana here is surprising and frightening. As each year passes and the distance between me and the physical reality of Ana grows wider, I expect that my experience of Ana will shift, just as it would have if she’d lived.

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The Grief Of Having Children Who Grow Up
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The Grief Of Having Children Who Grow Up

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