Tag Archives: Grief Loss and Bereavement

Inventory

Posted on February 18, 2013 by pathfinder

I am beginning to recognize myself for who I am in this ” now”. I feel better when I paint or work in clay or knit.  I feel like myself.  I feel like myself when I read.  I feel like … Continue reading →

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Telling the story

Posted on January 13, 2013 by pathfinder

When it comes to my son, my heart continues to refuse to think of him as “gone.”  It is a daily battle and sometimes just to be able to get on with the day I give in to pretending.  I … Continue reading →

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Why?

Posted on December 16, 2012 by pathfinder

The word “why” is going to ripple through the air and through thoughts for quite a while before it settles down again like a dry leaf.  It will be kicked up again soon enough by events small and large. “Why” … Continue reading →

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Defying Gravity

Posted on November 14, 2012 by pathfinder

Dear Son, I flew.  Thats right, I flew with your sister to New York City and back.  Would you have gone with us?  I thought about it while i was there.  There were places  and things like the Metropolitan Museum, … Continue reading →

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For the Better

Posted on November 11, 2012 by pathfinder

I’ve been to New York City with my daughter.  I have thought so often about writing all week, but I decided to abstain for a while just to see how it felt.  I went to New York City to see … Continue reading →

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Time Well Spent

Posted on October 1, 2012 by pathfinder

Time well spent. I’ve been thinking about that phrase.  I thought about it while driving for the past two days as we returned home from our vacation in Maine.  It was the first trip I have taken in well over … Continue reading →

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Maine

Posted on September 23, 2012 by pathfinder

My husband and I traveled the 20 some hours to maine over the course of three days.  We arrived and unloaded our things at the  historic house in Southwest Harbor we have rented.  This is my husband’s first time in … Continue reading →

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Life as a drag(ster)

Posted on September 15, 2012 by pathfinder

There are pictures I hide on Facebook.  I go to the little downward pointing arrow at the right and I click “hide”.  Sometimes they are offensive photos or poster/sayings, sometimes they are personal photos of young people engaged in their … Continue reading →

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Inventory

Posted on September 6, 2012 by pathfinder

  I participate in an online chat with ” the Compassionate Friends”.  We live in a small town and there is not a chapter here.  There is a chat open every night for grieving parents to meet and talk online. … 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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