I handled leaving T1 and the death of a close family member very similarly.

About a solid week of sobbing, then things got a little easier the following weeks though still the heavy, empty feeling.

It's been maybe a year now without T1 and I still choke up at times when something reminds me of him. Day to day I hardly notice he isn't there anymore, then something will strike me hard and I'll take a few minutes to cry and let it out.