Excerpt from a televised interview where David Kessler discusses children's survivor's guilt after the Sandy Hook shooting, advising adults to acknowledge uncertainty while reassuring children of safety, to be present, and noting that people don't 'recover' from loss but learn to live with it.
Did kids get survivor's guilt also? What was it like for you? Absolutely. And I think it's very important for when kids ask, you know, why did they die? And not me to say, we don't know the answer, but I'm so glad you're still here. And to help our kids realize they're safe. And, you know, there are no right words. There's only being there for our kids and our loved ones and to let them know they're not alone. It's important to remember we don't recover from loss. We learn to live with it.
