Natural disasters often affect entire communities, O’Connor notes, so “this is a shared loss.” “Our shared response builds meaning, and memorializes,” she says. Tecca said friends around the country ...

Emergency response units conduct search and rescue operations in the Potomac River near Ronald Reagan Washington Airport on ...

“Grief is the natural response to loss ... It’s OK to mourn, but have faith that you can refill photo albums with new memories. A disaster, she says, “might be a marker of the before ...