From the look of things, Eric Forrester (John McCook) is dying on The Bold and the Beautiful. It started out as tremors in his hands and turned into coughing up blood, with the doctor saying that his condition (which is still a mystery) is terminal and he doesn't have a lot of time. As a new soaps fan, this is my first time navigating a possible character death and it's bringing back all kinds of memories for me.
My mom passed away three years ago. Her loss is as painful now as it was then. Watching the Forresters navigate the complexities of grief — vacillating between disbelief, anger, frustration and sadness — hurts me. It hurts me in a way I wasn't expecting, as I only started watching the show earlier this year. I'm invested in the story, of course, but I wasn't prepared for how much the parallels between Eric's possible death (he could still be miraculously saved!) and my mother's loss would impact me.
