@brendanshawgrief: I’ve thought about this a lot. Would seeing them one last time have helped me accept what happened? Or would it have just given me another image I wish I could forget? I genuinely don’t know. There’s no way to go back and find out, and I think that’s part of what makes sudden loss so difficult. You end up with questions you’ll never have answers to. For those of you who never got to see your person after they died, have you ever struggled with this? #griefandloss #griefjourney #grief #griefawareness #griefsucks

Jerri LeAnne Davis :

Lost one of my closest friends! I just keep thinking she’s still here and I can’t find her! 💔🥺😭

Pam :

that's me i just saw my daughter n then that morning I got the call still cznt belive it

Mari Cecilia 🍀🐂🎭🍺 :

Oh I saw them but I still wait for them to call me! ❤️

Patty deva1235 :

Yes, my husband. I did see him when he died. I was there and sometimes I wish I wasn’t. He suffered a massive heart attack and I couldn’t help him.

Lisa Ja'afar :

Thanks for the acknowledgement knowing there's some of us dat going through the feeling like how u are describing it here. 😔😔

Loulabelle :

My brother died on my birthday last year suddenly age 39 never got to see his body because of the invasive autopsy

SquiggyCLE :

This is me. I lost two friends in a tragic accident and didn’t find out until weeks later. I am really struggling with accepting that they’re gone. I didn’t realize the last time I saw them a month and a half ago was going to be the last time. 💔 💔

Primal Pooch :

This is so insanely true😔

Amy Beth :

I been shoved in that boat twice! first was when mom was killed by a hit and run driver. I woke up that morning and had a mother when I went to work, but by the time I got home she was dead. The second was when I lost the love of life . He sent me a message, and I didn't read between the lines, and he was saying in a cryptic way that he was dying and I didn't pick up on it, and answered his message with something so fucking stupid, and if I had know what he was saying i wouldn't have answered him the way i did, and I 'll never forgive myself.

paulziegler6966 :

My son died by suicide and based on how he took his life we were never be able to say goodbye.

Sammy :

It's like constantly questioning where did you go? It's so confusing. 💔😪

Jennnnnnnnnnn 💙 DBADA & VOTE :

even though I found my dad dead, he died in his sleep, I feel like I was robbed. I never got to say goodbye

Lauren DiBenedetti :

Not only am I “in that boat”, I’m in that fucking ocean….. still looking for him.

Ashton’s Momma🫶🏽✨ :

My son was murdered and that girl called me instead of 911. I had his 🩸 all over me trying to save his life. I saw it. We got him to the hospital where he passed shortly after and I refused to leave until I saw him. It took 4 hours but they finally let me back. I saw it. I still struggled with believing it happened💔

MissKriss :

My brother passed away in a car accident on October 14, 2023. Seeing him lying in an open coffin was the worst day of my life. One day, he was here, and the next, he was gone. Seeing him at the funeral didn’t bring me closure. Even after almost three years, a part of me still feels like he’s just gone somewhere and will come back one day. I can’t imagine life without my brother, and I still can’t accept that he’s gone. It hurts more than words could ever explain. 💛🕊️

Lisa :

My daughter was killed in a motorcycle accident, she was not viewable. I didn’t get to see her, she died alone in the street.

Tay :

💔 my life, merely hours later just gone outta nowhere, i found her too when we were planning on going out. stumbled upon something I wouldn’t wish on anyone in this world. 2 years ago next month. I hate it

baabaajos4545 :

I lost 2 sons. I was not able to see either ones body after passing. The first son in 2016 I did actually think that maybe it was a mistake. 7 years later when I lost my other son I knew it was real, I guess because I was "prepared" with my first sons death. Both were sudden and tragic. The pain never leaves.

Michelle Mosley :

My husband went to work and died on October 24th suddenly. I never got a goodbye.

Crystal Mangrum966 :

I’m so glad I got to see my son at the funeral home before cr,

Whatsername :

My mom was on vacation with my aunt and uncle in Hawaii for her birthday. She was fine. We chatted every day. Out of nowhere she got sick and hospitalized. I couldn’t get to her. We were still texting for a few days then she went silent. Days later, I got a call from her cell phone. I answered and could hear her machines beeping but she didn’t say anything. They took her off the ventilator that day and she was gone not long after. I never got to say goodbye. She just never came home from vacation. Sometimes I pretend she just isn’t back yet. I just cannot comprehend it.

Valerie Ramcharan :

Tracymeadows73 :

i lost my broher suddening last year ive still not dealt with it 😢😢😢

user364787327 :

Wow thank you for this, I think I’m seeing her as a child in public sometimes or just her it hurts my head and my heart

tandy :

it happened to me and was lied about the situation. you are alone when this happens