Nice part, Yvonne.
The likening the loss of one he hadn't met yet, to the grief over one who died was done very nicely. You have almost all of the Kubler-Ross concepts in there (denial, rageand anger, bargaining,depression and acceptance) Another even closer to what you're using, is the Westberg Model (Shock and Denial, emotions erupt, anger, illness, panic, guilt, depression and loneliness, reentry difficulties, hope, affirming reality) -- check them out if you haven't.
Well, enough of my lecture. The important thing is that, again, you're therapeutic concepts are very professional and appropriate.
Am enjoying this immensely.
Barb.
