Sarah, Amanda’s daughter working in Durban, hears of the news about the fire and mother’s death

Question

and is so shocked thatshe later suffers from catastrophic neurosis and is unable to work for 15 months.
Some 2 years earlier, Sarah had been a voluntary patient at a mental hospital, where she had been
treated for a neurotic condition. Lethula, Penny’s other guest, is shocked at what he sees happening
at Penny’s house and as a result suffers from extreme grief and later needs extensive psychiatric
counselling to overcome his post-traumatic stress disorder caused by what he witnessed.
(the loss suffered?

Answer 1

The loss suffered in this scenario is the loss of a loved one and the emotional trauma experienced by Sarah and Lethula as a result.