We came upon this story when preparing Abi’s funeral and the vicar read it out. We knew many people of all ages would be there and wanted a reading that everyone could understand and, hopefully, find comfort from. The history behind this popular story is as follows. Doris Stickney and her minister husband were lookingContinueContinue reading “Water Bugs and Dragonflies”
Tag Archives: Death
How many children does a bereaved mother have?
The note about what to write in a card to a grieving person in my last post seemed to strike a cord with some readers. Some recognised the uncertainty of what to do for the best, others realised they’d never considered how this simple gesture could be interpreted by the recipient, others recalled past occasionsContinueContinue reading “How many children does a bereaved mother have?”
Preparing to let her go…
Looking back, we were on a sort of auto pilot when we knew that Abi would die. Far from the panic and distress of her collapse at home, our situation was now more peaceful, with an element of tension. We could ask the consultant to turn off the life support machine when we were ready.ContinueContinue reading “Preparing to let her go…”
I’d like to close the account please… because she’s dead!
Having Abi’s death well-publicised thanks to the wonders of Facebook and local media coverage has really helped me to avoid the anguish of telling people face to face. To speak those words is extremely hard, even now, although I’ve been talking about what happened to her so much that it’s almost become an automatic messageContinueContinue reading “I’d like to close the account please… because she’s dead!”
Chasing Dragonflies 