I struggled with empathizing with what others were going through. Emotions were always a bit foreign to me. Lost a child about 1.5 years back. I’ve grown a lot in the empathy field since. Never wish it on anyone, but you gain a unique understanding of feelings around it.
Thanks for sharing, I've been thinking about what you wrote and I'm glad that despite the challenges, you felt you were still able to gain understanding from what happened.