First, as other people are saying, you are in a bad place. Sitting in the cemetery every day is helping no-one, and it's not betraying your son to stop, althoug

First, as other people are saying, you are in a bad place. Sitting in the cemetery every day is helping no-one, and it's not betraying your son to stop, although it might feel like it. Do you think he would want you to waste your life doing that? Get help. Also if you get a therapist and it doesn't help much, don't let the inertia of depression keep you with the first one. If you're not seeing some kind of change (not major changes, any change) within 4 months, find a different one. Second, most replies assume you have 2 options: accept the settlement and move on Reject the settlement and sue But if you don't have the money to sue, you still don't have to accept the settlement. Just don't sign. You can still make them lose in the court of public opinion. That is, apparently, what they are frightened of. You can make sure every parent at that playground, at the schools where they take their kids, knows how negligent they are. They could sue you for libel, but that would be bad publicity for them (suing a bereaved parent?). As others have said, you need to make sure your family are okay. If your family want to settle, you do need to address that before deciding, and come to agreement with your family The company have given you a Schelling point, but you don't need to accept their Schelling point, which is there to benefit them. You may need to promise your family some other form of closure if you don't want to settle, Eg a time limit on how long you campaign for. It may be that you need a family therapist to help you have that conversation in a nondestructive way