:: I think chronic illness is hard to deal with no matter if it's physical or mental. Even when information is provided gently and with care it can be overwhelming when it's unexpected or even heavy.

I'm not sure that you have to be triggered to heal, but it's bound to happen just by living. Since you trust your T, I would say that these feelings are probably good to explore with her.

It sounds like you're grieving and that sounds like a pretty normal response to the information you were given.