Is Difficult Western culture tends to glorify youth, health and living, and to deny death, as if it were not part of the human experience.
Death is a part of life, as birth is a part of life.
Society provides little to support people who are grieving. Many of us receive messages that encourage us to hide feelings, to grieve bravely and alone, and to quickly replace the loss. They are afraid of our pain and our feelings. I had a friend tell me she didn't call me on the day that would have been my son's birthday because it would have reminded me and made me sad.