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It's been three weeks since it happened. My father raised both me and my brother after my mother died when we were small children. He was an Italian immigrant who came to this country and worked as a janitor at a high school for 37 years. He never took a day off from work so that my brother and I could attend college and become successful. He never bought himself any nice clothes, but dressed rather plainly and drove a beat-up Mercury, which he drove to work six days a week. A year to the day when my brother established his own law firm, my brother decided to buy my father a car, so he drove a brand new Lexus LS to his condo and handed him the keys. My father became overcome by joy and tears and suffered a heart attack soon after. After two hours in the hospital he died of complications. After the incident, my brother has not been able to forgive himself. It's been three weeks since my father's passing and it's understandable to feel grief for months beyond a loved one's passing. But my brother has not been able to function in his daily life. He stays home for most of the day and has neglected his law firm. I have tried talking to him, but he only responds briefly and avoids speaking about his feelings. How can I help my brother return to his normal self?