For Nora Richard, healing came when she discovered the parent-child bond transcends death. A person should be finished grieving in a few months. There's no timetable for grief. While intense symptoms usually subside within six months to a year, it often takes two or more years to reach a new equilibrium. When the loss is sudden, it can take longer.
Tears are a sign of weakness.
It will only bring more pain to mention the name of the person who has died. Telling stories, looking through photo albums, sharing memories, help someone grieving know that a loved one is not forgotten. Death and grief are contagious. And, in a society of couples, widows and widowers often experience the feeling of being left out. If spiritual beliefs have been a comfort in the past, a temporary loss of faith when it is needed so much can be devastating.