Marion lost her daughter Mari-Rae, 35, on Flight 77 on 9/11
“…sharing our grief with others who had been there really did make a difference and helped us to heal…Victims families are put in contact with those of us who have gone through the same horrible day of grief and actually mean it when we say, ˜I know how you feel.”
Sharon lost her boyfriend Jason, 20, in a private plane crash
“On that Wednesday morning in August, Jason's plane and another plane collided in the sky. The passengers of both planes died. At age 20, Jason will never get to enjoy the simple pleasures of life again. He will never get to lie in a hammock on a summer's night and gaze at the stars…”
Theresa M. Perfetto, LCSW, practices in Northern Virginia
Customarily, holidays are a time of joy, love, and peace. For those who have experienced a signiï¬cant loss, however, the holidays can be a time of isolation, pain, and loneliness. There is a way to get through it by following some of these basic steps…
Lynn lost her brother on Swissair 111
“The news of the families traveling to the crash site, expecting to retrieve their loved ones, and then realizing they would not be doing so, created a wrenching feeling. At the same time, I felt helpless in an effort to console them and knew that it was too soon to reach out to them.”
