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Tag Archives: coping
the second year
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
Posted in Coping with the Death of a Child, Death, Family, Friends
Tagged Child, Christmas, Colorado, coping, coping with death, death, death of a child, family, friends, Grief Loss and Bereavement, Health, loss, love, Ohio, They (2002 film)
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Symbiotic Relationship
Dear Son, I don’t know what to say. My head is so jumbled with thoughts and I can’t seem to sort through them. I talk to you all the time in my head. I think about how you might react … Continue reading
Posted in Coping with the Death of a Child, Death
Tagged coping, coping with death, death, death of a child, friends, Grief Loss and Bereavement, Happiness
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Perspective
I don’t know how to describe it when something clicks in a way that changes my perspective. If it happens slowly, I do not notice. The gradual evolving of my feelings and observations gently nudge me to think differently. … Continue reading
Posted in Death, Family, Friends
Tagged Child, coping, death of a child, family, Grief Loss and Bereavement, Happiness, hope, joy, Parent
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Assisted Living
When my dad died it was the first big loss in our family. He had AML – Acute Myeloid Leukemia. He refused treatment. The disease was advanced. I don’t know how much pain he had been in prior to diagnosis, … Continue reading
Posted in Coping with the Death of a Child, Death, Family, Friends
Tagged coping, death of a child, family, love, remembering
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Fond Farewells
Dear Son, One of your best friends from high school died today. His death was the result of illness. I remember him as a quiet good natured young man with a ready laugh. You and he went through some of … Continue reading
Posted in Death, Faith, Family, Friends
Tagged coping, coping with death, coping with grief, death, Facebook, God, grief, Grief Loss and Bereavement, People, T-shirt
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Birthday wishes
I have taken a week break from writing. My husband and I visited Savannah, Georgia. We stayed on the waterfront in the River Street Historic Hotel. It is a nice place, though perhaps a bit disorganized. When we go again, … Continue reading
Posted in Coping with the Death of a Child, Death
Tagged coping, death of a child, friends, Grief Loss and Bereavement, mountains
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Among other things
I took my dogs to the vet today. Sky the mini Australian Shepherd is enrolled in a “courteous canine” class. He is 19 months old now. Ebby our pomeranian is in her 12th year. I was nervous to go to … Continue reading
Posted in Death, Dogs, Family, Friends, Pets
Tagged Australian Shepherd, coping, death of a child, Grief Loss and Bereavement, Happiness, loss, mountains
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Grief
I can count the days since July 2nd on one hand when I have not shed a tear. I haven’t had one of those days in a while. I am working on not letting those tearless days make me feel … Continue reading
The rocking chair named worry
Do you remember the day last year when that man predicted the world would end? The radio and television hosts had a field day with it. I wondered if some of them were whistling in the dark. I remember it … Continue reading
Posted in Coping with the Death of a Child, Death, Faith, Friends
Tagged climbing, coping, coping with death, death, death of a child, grief, hope, love, mountains
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Sorting
It was not long after our son died that my husband went back to work. My husband is a hard working man. When he is “off” he still finds something to occupy his time. Our yard is well groomed. There … Continue reading
Posted in Coping with the Death of a Child, Death, Family, Friends
Tagged coping, grief, Grief Loss and Bereavement, joy, love, remembering
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