Bereavement

from cancer and same scenario...when diagnosed she was at stage 4, but we never lost hope.

I had some very over bearing sisters-in-law who wanted me to sue. I finally had to tell them to knock it off. I also received calls and emails and I usually let them sit for a couple of days before I would respond and would be noncommittal on anything I said. I had the advantage of them being far away so I didn't run into them, but I approached their calls and emails with kind of an aloofness...I know they wanted to help but I gradually convinced them that I'm moving on...bit by bit. As you continue to cope and heal their calls, emails etc. will get less frequent.