How to Help a Person Going Through a Sudden Loss

In recent years, the husbands of three of my friends died suddenly at the age of 50. These experiences helped me to learn to be supportive of an unexpected loss. I could not imagine that it would ever be I who would receive that breath. But that happened when I lost my son Garrett by suicide in September 2017. Since Garrett passed away, I have been surprised by the generosity of my community. A friend paid for them to clean the gutters of my hou…