by Hava How do you plan a wedding without your parents? That is one of the toughest questions I've had to face when planning our wedding. My mother died of breast cancer a decade ago, and my father died of a brain tumor last year. I knew that I wanted to honor them in some way, and the only way to do that was to integrate them into the wedding: the ceremony, in speeches, and in my mother's wedding dress....
by Litsa Williamshttps://whatsyourgrief.com Almost every time I delete a voicemail from someone I love, I have a thought that some might consider morbid: What if this person dies and I’ve just deleted my last recording of their voice? I know, a little morbid. But having worked in end of life and grief for a decade, I know all too well that people can disappear in an instant. I also know all too well the pain of missing someone’s voice, of...
by Maria Kubitzhttps://www.aliveinmemory.org The death of a child is so profound, it's like no other form of loss. There's no such thing as getting over the death of a child. Instead, bereaved parents must learn to adapt to a life without our child. We must reconcile the reality that we'll feel some level of pain for the rest of our lives. This is the long, slow process of healing after the death of a child. The intense pain in the...
by Julie Gentzhttps://timeinabottle.blog "Grief is like glitter. You can throw a handful of glitter into the air, but when you try to clean it up, you'll never get it all. Even long after the event, you will still find glitter tucked into corners. it will always be there . . . somewhere." Quote by @irish_cuchulainnSaturday, October 1, 2022Dear Brian,Today you have been gone for a year and a half:18 months;540 days;12,960 hours. Sometimes it seems like an eternity. Other times,...
Riding the Grief Train By Jan Warnereyeseepic@aol.comStop Thief: Don't Steal My Griefwww.griefspeaksout.com A little metaphor I wrote for a friend and wanted to share with all of you. When the grief train pulled into my station I got on and found a comfortable seat to snuggle into. I watched the world go by and was quite content in my unhappiness. Then I saw that other people were getting off the grief train. Some of them I never saw again and...
