Provisions in case of death

I had not seen my therapist since January because I was busy catching up on my bill. I called her office yesterday and was told by her son that she died in March. I have been making out a check to her every month. I had NO idea she had passed away. I saw her for almost four years, and needless to say, I am heartbroken. Would it have been so difficult for someone to insert a little form letter into my monthly statement saying, I regret to inform you that **** passed away? I guess my relationship with her was so insignificant that no one thought I needed to be told.

I hope the majority of therapists have a plan in the case of your deaths. It would have been nice not only to be told of her death, but to have been referred to another therapist. I don't have anyone to discuss this with. I mean, at least when a family member dies, there are other people who knew the person and they can share the grief and provide comfort to one another. This is my first real experience with death. I guess i should consider myself lucky. I always thought I'd be happy for the person who died because they are out of this messed up world. I was wrong. I am anything but happy. I keep telling myself my grief is selfish.

Anyway, my main reason for posting this is so therapists are aware of the HUGE inpact their death can have on clients.

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Re:Provisions in case of death, by a client, 06/23/02 Re:Provisions in case of death, by unimportant, 06/23/02 unimportant and a client, by counseling student, 06/28/02

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