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The Flight 370 Paradox: How Do You Mourn a Missing Person?

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It’s the worst type of grief: the uncertainty over whether a loved one is dead or somehow still alive. A talk with a leading therapist on ‘ambiguous loss.’

Seven days after Flight 370 disappeared, the families of those on board are stuck in an undertow of uncertainty. Trapped at the center of a mysterious narrative that shifts from hope to despair in seconds.

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