Alex first revealed that he had pancreatic cancer in March of 2019, and his earliest symptoms were actually. During a trip to Israel in December 2018, Jean noticed that Alex’s “coloring seemed off,” she wrote in an essay last year, likely referring to jaundice, a condition that causes a yellowing of the skin due to a high level of bilirubin in the body. He was also experiencing stomach pains, she wrote.
He passed away at the age of 80 in November 2020, nearly two years after his cancer diagnosis. “I absolutely have moments, waves of grief, that just come over me,” Jean toldBut the grieving process isn’t always predictable and there isn’t one “right” way to grieve. For some people, the process might last only a few weeks, while others may feel it last for months or years.
But can we work on the language in this headline? 'Still'? It's been nearly 16 years since I lost my son, and I 'still' experience waves of grief. Of course she's experiencing waves of grief - that's normal! She will for the rest of her life. There's no timeline.
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