Star Trek: The Next Generation (TV Series)

The Loss (1990)

Kim Braden: Ensign Janet Brooks

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• Ensign Janet Brooks : Maybe you couldn't sense what I was feeling. But you *helped*.

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  Ensign Janet Brooks : It's been five months since Marc's accident. I haven't missed a single hour of my duties. I volunteered for extra time in the nursery. My language studies are better than they've ever been. Somebody else might have given in but I didn't.

  Counselor Deanna Troi : Given in to what?

  Ensign Janet Brooks : Death is a normal part of life. Maybe some of us are better at facing that than others.

  Counselor Deanna Troi : Maybe some of us aren't facing it at all.

  Ensign Janet Brooks : What do you mean?

  Counselor Deanna Troi : Recovery from a great loss involves a great deal of pain. If we try to avoid that pain, we can make it harder on ourselves in the long run.

  Ensign Janet Brooks : But I feel fine.

  Counselor Deanna Troi : Today would have been your husband's 38th birthday.

  Ensign Janet Brooks : You keep excellent records, Deanna. Last night, I dreamt Marc was with me, celebrating. I was so glad that this nonsense was finally over. Then I woke up. Alone. And I knew that he was dead. For the first time, I knew it. I looked around for anything that belonged to him. Anything. I forgot that after the funeral I told them to take it all away. What in the world was I thinking?