Missing loved ones leave those left behind with ‘ambiguous loss’ — a form of frozen grief

Missing loved ones leave those left behind with ‘ambiguous loss’ — a form of frozen grief

Families of missing loved ones face a unique and agonizing grief called ambiguous loss

FILE – Leah Goldin, whose son Hadar was killed in the Gaza war in 2014, reacts as she is acknowledged by Israeli President Isaac Herzog during his speech to a joint session of Congress, Wednesday, July 19, 2023, at the Capitol in Washington, accompanied by Israeli first lady Michal Herzog, left. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)