LAUREL, MS (WDAM) – Licensed professional counselor Paula Davis said she understands what it means to lose a child tragically.
“My daughter’s been deceased for 15 years and I still have moments where I don’t want to leave and I don’t want to do anything,” said Davis.
Neighbors living around the Laurel High School area are still trying to process the death of a 7-year-old boy to a tragic accident Monday night.
Cox said at the moment, charges will not be pressed due to the circumstances surrounding the incident. He descried it as a “tragic accident.”
Davis said based on her own personal experiences, she suggests people express their emotions when it comes to grieving.
“Cry as much as you need to cry,” said Davis. “You know, the more you cry, the less you’ll have to cry but go through the process. My daughter has been deceased for 15 years and I still have moments where I don’t want to leave and I don’t want to do anything. So, you process and you go on.”
“You go through ‘If I did anything wrong’ or ‘Was I the best parent?’” said Davis. “It’s common to go through those. It’s like the five stages of grief where you go through the denial part first. There’s the anger. Then there’s bargaining. Then you go through depression. Then, there’s acceptance…
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