Bob had been devastated

[Bassim]

I am wondering if my sentences are grammatically correct. I am not sure if "pull through" is the phrase I should use, but I could not remember any better word.

Bob had been devastated by his mother's sudden death, the loss he never managed to pull through. He became depressed and started drinking daily.

 

[teechar]

I would use "a loss he never managed to come to terms with" and "started drinking heavily".

 

[Bassim]

teechar,

Would the above sentence be correct if I delete "managed" and just write "a loss he never came to terms with"?

 

[teechar]

Yes, that would be okay too.