Not heartbroken forever ... but for a long time certainly. I lost my grandma about 7 years ago. She was my rock since I was a small child. She died in May. That next August I was diagnosed with breast cancer, and I can't tell you how much I needed and missed her. But, throughout it all I kept hearing her wisdom in my heart and feeling her presence with me. I still miss her very much ... but I am not longer heart broken. I also lost a beloved pet a while ago. She was a 12 year old golden retriever. Best dog I ever had. I still feel her at times ... and on a good day I find one of her long blond hairs. She is buried in my front yard. I planted a weeping cherry tree over her cremains ... and every spring she *blooms* again in my heart. Grief is so hard ... but it does heal some with time.