As a mom of a son that spends oodles of time with his best bud, I can appreciate the closeness you describe, sounds like it was a special connection. .
If there's anything I know about grieving, and I've grieved too much, though one will never be the same, there will eventually be peace and joy can creep back in.
It does take time.
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