Describing grief is difficult because it is different for each individual person. The loss of my husband and best friend of 30 years has personally caused me deep anguish and sorrow. It is truly one of the most difficult things I have ever been through. My grief has literally upended my life. When my husband and I met we just clicked automatically. We could truly be our genuine selves together. We truly loved, laughed, and were completely comfortable together. Waking up to him in the morning and falling asleep next to him at night, by my side, was nothing short of divine. A feeling of complete safety. Our love for each other was an unbreakable bond. Without him now in my life has been devastating at best. I am learning certain tools of survival thanks to my dear counselor Sara. She has shown me how to move forward with baby steps. I know my life without her compassion and keeping me on a good path would be in a much different place. I have started to learn with the help of Sara that grief is up to the individual to figure out. Sometimes friends want you to move through your grief faster than you are able to, but truly we can only take our grief at our own slow pace which works for us. I am so very thankful for all of the assistance I am receiving from Sara. She is truly a blessing to me. This is a completely new road I am traveling on and am so grateful for my counselor Sara Vercher. I consider Sara a true blessing. No matter how bad of a day I am having, she is always there with her kind and supportive manner. Sara enriches this new journey that I am on with hope. I know without hope there is not much left but her words of hope are helping me stay focused for some type of future no matter how difficult I may find that right now. - Cynthia