Facebook COO, Sheryl Sandberg, has spoken about the loss of her husband.

“I think when tragedy occurs, it presents a choice. You can give in to the void, the emptiness that fills your heart, your lungs, constricts your ability to think or even breathe. Or you can try to find meaning.”

These are the words of Sheryl Sandberg, 30 days after the death of her husband, Dave Goldberg.

Goldberg passed away after suffering a severe head trauma after he collapsed on a hotel treadmill while the family was holidaying in Mexico.

Today marks a month since his death, and his wife Sheryl has written on Facebook about the experience of her intense grief during that period.

Sheryl Sandberg and her late husband, Dave Goldberg. Image: Facebook.

Here is what she wrote:

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“Today I’m thinking about Sheryl Sandberg and the acute pain of sudden loss.”

“I am slowly experiencing grief for the first time.”