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So many people choose silence after the immediate wake of a death out of fear of saying something out of turn or "bringing up bad memories" that bereaved people often feel forgotten.

Mallory Ortberg
Memories, People, Silence
"Gone From the Chapel". "Dear Prudence" with Mallory Ortberg, www.slate.com. March 22, 2016.
So many people choose silence after the immediate wake of a death out of fear of saying something out of turn or bringing up bad memories that bereaved people often feel forgotten.