My husband lost his dear younger brother in the Twin Towers terrorist attack. His brother died an absolutely horrifying death. He may have jumped, but we do not know for sure. Each year on 9/11, I grieve with my husband and on his behalf. He grieves over this enormous loss to the family to this day, 21 years later. It still impacts him profoundly, and the sadness is deep. The tears come. His family was never the same after the loss of their son/sibling. His father lost his entire business, which involved millions of dollars. He wasn't making sound business decisions after the death of his youngest son in the most tragic attack the US has ever faced. My husband cries every time 9/11 is even mentioned. On 9/11, we do visit his memorial and attend services.

Grief is profound and can have long lasting, life changing effects.

Thank you all for your replies, and for your thoughtful and heartfelt sentiments. I am worn out and cannot reply individually right now, though I want to. Each of you had something meaningful to say. The best I can do atm is to thank you all, and to send my hugs to each of you.

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