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"Just as the body goes into shock after a physical trauma, so does the human psyche go into shock after the impact of a major loss."

Anne Grant, Scottish Poet

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"Just as the body goes into shock after a physical trauma, so does the human psyche go into shock after the impact of a major loss."

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