death/grief sentence starters
“Whatever I do, he/she still won’t be there.”
“Everyone grieves differently.”
“People who say grief goes away have never experienced it.”
“It seems wrong that life should go on when his/hers is over.”
“I can’t get over it, but somehow I’m expected to move on.”
“I’m so sorry for your loss.”
“How are you holding up? Stupid question?”
“I can’t imagine what you must be feeling.”
“He’s/She’s in a better place now.”
“I feel like a piece of me is missing.”
“I’m not depressed. I’m grieving.”
“I’ve never lost anyone close to me before this.”
“I still can’t believe he’s/she’s gone.”
“It’s not fair that there are so many terrible people in the world but he’s/she’s gone.”
“I’ve lost too many people.”
“Will life ever feel normal again?”
“If there’s anything I can do to help out, let me know.”
“He/She wouldn’t have wanted you to give up.”
“I know he’s/she’s gone, but I still sometimes hope I’ll wake up and realize this was all just a bad dream.”
“At least he/she was happy in the end.”
“What do you think happens when we die?”
“I want to die just to be with him/her again.”
“No parent should have to bury their child.”
“I don’t want to see the body. I don’t want to remember him/her like that.”
“Let me see the body. I have to know it’s really him/her.”
“Please, don’t ever let anything happen to you. I can’t lose you too.”
“Some days I feel okay. But others, I just feel lost.”
“The day you lose someone isn’t the worst. At least you’ve got something to do. It’s all the days they stay dead.”