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were agonizing for me and my family as his mental faculties also began to rapidly decline . My sister even withdrew from her PhD program to help care for him , as I could no longer handle a full workload under the circumstances . Eventually , doctors told us there was nothing they could do to stop the progression of my father ’ s condition . As if that were not enough , shortly before we moved my dad to hospice , my mom revealed she had been diagnosed with atypical hyperplasia , a precancerous condition that affects cells in the breast , and she had been postponing her surgery as she could not leave my dad ’ s side . After my father ’ s death , I was lost .
How Hiking in The Himalayas Helped Me Heal
With support from firm management , I left for Nepal on a two-month journey to honor my dad and begin to heal . My Father
had been obsessed with Earth ’ s highest mountain since I was a child — it was even the last movie we watched together in the hospital . After hiking nearly 400 miles and placing prayer flags at each mountain pass I crossed , I finally reached Mount Everest , where I spread my Dad ’ s ashes in the Khumbu Glacier . Despite facing
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negative temperatures and whiteout conditions for weeks on end , I felt reborn out there and , eventually , was able to find peace .
It wasn ’ t until I returned to Tampa , though , that I fully realized the massive void in my life without my best friend , and how difficult it would be to return to “ normal .” However , with the continued support of my friends and colleagues at Shumaker , I discovered that it ’ s okay to be honest with yourself and open about grief , even in the legal profession . If I have learned anything from my experience , it ’ s that grief is not a problem to be solved ; rather , it is a garden that must be tended to . By acknowledging the challenges faced by those dealing with grief , it ’ s possible to not only return to the office , but to find a way to live again . n
Author : Nick Horner – Shumaker
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