Special Report Transcript Episode 6, Section 4, Time 13:32

We have different phases of mourning. The most initial phase is shock, after that comes denial – no this is not happening - then we have depression, and after that we have aggression – and those two phases can inter-phase for a long time. And only then do we get to acceptance of the loss, when it’s been worked through and so on. So it’s of utmost importance for a person to continue and complete the whole mourning process. If we have a grave, if we know where our loved one is, it’s easier to go through the phases and to finish for instance the aggression, and the depression, and then come to acceptance of the loss. Whereas if you don’t know where your loved one is or what exactly happened, if you still have unfinished business …

Notes: Dr Gerty Pretorius, Child and Adult Guidance RAU; Funeral

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