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"The worst of it is over now, and I can't say that I am glad. Lose that sense of loss - you have gone and lost something else. But the body moves toward health. The mind, too, in steps. One step at a time. Ask a mother who has just lost a child, How many children do you have? "Four," she will say, " - three," and years later, "Three," she will say, " - four." One of the hardest parts of grieving is finding a balance between your grieving and your healing. You may feel off-center as you try to navigate the uncertainty of the transition between extreme, raw grief, and the gradual acceptance of your loss.