I am sorry to hear about what happened and how you are currently feeling.

I think that dreams are messages. I think that your dream is a way of comforting you.
I sometimes get a dream about my horse that passed away. I have been in denial for 4 years now. I sometimes get a dream of me telling my friend that my horse passed away. I cry in my dream and I wake up crying. I think that this dream is my mind telling me to stop denying what happened and accept it, but I still don't accept it. I still get this dream sometimes.
I hope that you feel better soon.