A commentary by an executive member of the Canadian Grief Alliance.

Re: “Delayed Grief: Skipping post-death gatherings could be taking a toll on the ability to mourn,” Islander June 8.

As a longtime grief counsellor, and executive member of the Canadian Grief Alliance, I was heartened to see a recent headline in the Islander section of the Times Colonist that openly named grief.

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