“Grief is a solitary journey.  No one but you knows how great the hurt is.  No one but you can know the gaping hole left in your life when someone you know has died.  And no one but you can mourn the silence that was once filled with laughter and song.  

It is the nature of love and of death to touch every person in a totally unique way. Comfort comes from knowing that people have made the same journey; and solace comes from understanding how others have learned to sing again.”

~Helen Steiner Rice

This quote really speaks to the power and efficacy of peer/mutual support.