{"id":427,"date":"2010-03-25T14:33:13","date_gmt":"2010-03-25T14:33:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/intentchopra\/2010\/03\/ask-deepak-is-there-a-spiritua.html"},"modified":"2010-03-25T14:33:13","modified_gmt":"2010-03-25T14:33:13","slug":"ask-deepak-is-there-a-spiritua","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/intentchopra\/2010\/03\/ask-deepak-is-there-a-spiritua.html","title":{"rendered":"Ask Deepak: Is There A Spiritual Side to Grief?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Each week,  Deepak  responds to Oprah.com users&#8217; questions with enlightening advice to help them live their best lives.<br \/>\nQ: I just turned 63 years old last week. I live alone with two dogs and one cat in sort-of rural Montana. My son and only child died on September 19, 2002, from injuries sustained in a rollover accident. He was 23 years old and my shining star, my best friend, and he had a dream of becoming a flight nurse (pre-hospital care). 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