News-worthy message about grief Whether you've lost loved ones recently and this is the first holiday season without them, or it's been several years since your loss, but it is still very present and painful, please know you are not alone. This can be a very difficult time of the year and the emotions can be incredibly complex and can include sadness and lonliness, disbelief that the world is 'going on like normal' when you feel like it's falling apart, or guilt in feeling jo