How Some Families Cope with Their 9/11 Loss

The devastating attacks of Sept. 11 changed thousands of lives forever.

From mothers who lost sons to sons who lost fathers to wives who lost husbands, the horrific destruction left a hole in the country's heart much bigger than Ground Zero.

On this ninth anniversary of 9/11, The Post takes a look at six families who have been permanently affected, to see how life has changed for them and how they have moved on in the years since the attack.

They all still struggle with the aftermath every day, as they find the strength to go on and work to rebuild what was lost so suddenly.

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TIGHT FAMILY: Shiri Mattie, with sons Austin (left) and Adam, says the 9/11 anniversaries are painful, but she and her boys are adamant aboutkeeping alive the memory of her husband, Alfred Vukosa (inset).

'The pain will not go away'

"The pain of loss will never go away. You just learn how to live with the pain," said Lee Hanson, whose son, Peter, daughter-in law...MORE