Category Archives: Coping with the Death of a Child

The Ride

Posted on September 4, 2012 by pathfinder

The trouble I am having is that life  keeps on going whether I want it to or not.  What happened just over a a year ago seems like yesterday and almost in the same thought – so very long ago.  … Continue reading →

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the second year

Posted on August 23, 2012 by pathfinder

We have passed the first anniversary of our son’s death and into the second year.   There have been a few people I have not heard from at all during the first year who have contacted me.   I know … Continue reading →

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everyday feelings

Posted on August 18, 2012 by pathfinder

Dear Son, It is Saturday and I am exhausted. Your dad is out trimming bushes.  You know it is his therapy to work in the yard. The workshop went well. I had fifteen students.  Some I have known for a … Continue reading →

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Little Threads

Posted on August 13, 2012 by pathfinder

Those we still have in our lives are weaving tiny threads through our life in such a subtle way that we barely notice.  Connections made through interests we share, expressions and habits they have both good and bad, possessions they … Continue reading →

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“Are we really here?”

Posted on August 9, 2012 by pathfinder

I saw a poster in the entry way of one our eclectic restaurants in our small town.  It was advertising a lecture on the subject “are we really here?”  I smiled to myself at the time, but now as evidenced … Continue reading →

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Hawks vs. Pigeons

Posted on August 7, 2012 by pathfinder

A pigeon walked in to an art gallery . . . Sounds like the beginning of a joke, but it happened yesterday to me while I was sitting at a gallery co-op where I am a member.  It was my … Continue reading →

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July

Posted on July 23, 2012 by pathfinder

I have been purposely avoiding writing, to see if it helps, to see how I feel.  It seems to make the words and thoughts pile up.  My husband and I have spent a miserable week together.  He has worked and … Continue reading →

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A new year

Posted on July 11, 2012 by pathfinder

The heat is still hovering over the area.   Here where I live it hasn’t been as hot as in some other places but it has been hot enough. We are  a week past the anniversary date of our son’s … Continue reading →

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A Few Things I’ve Learned in the 10 Years Since Jason Died

Posted on July 6, 2012 by pathfinder

A Few Things I’ve Learned in the 10 Years Since Jason Died. Not sure what my own learning curve is here – but she covers the journey very well.  Peace.

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one week

Posted on June 25, 2012 by pathfinder

You might spend your days sifting through the sad details of how they died, but when the day is done you  simply miss them. You can remember the good times, and even smile perhaps laugh.  But when the laughter fades … Continue reading →

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