In this crazy first year as a grieving mother, I’ve learned an awful lot about bereavement. Far more than I expected to know at my age, having lost a child so suddenly. Just like many people, I was living in blissful ignorance of this feeling before my daughter died – oh, how I miss that!ContinueContinue reading “A grief observed… approaching the first anniversary”
Tag Archives: Grief Loss and Bereavement
She’s not coming home…
Telling our children that their much-loved big sister wasn’t coming home was quite possibly the hardest thing we’ve ever had to do. Having broken the news to our family, that Abi’s life support would be switched off, we went to see our other children and took them out of the hospital for a walk. WeContinueContinue reading “She’s not coming home…”
The whirlpool of grief
A friend shared an insightful diagram with me called ‘The whirlpool of grief’, which I thought would be good to share here (see illustration far below). As soon as I saw this, it made perfect sense to me. I recognised the many elements to the ‘process’ that were illustrated. I call it a ‘process’ becauseContinueContinue reading “The whirlpool of grief”
A new kind of normal…
Imagine an average day without someone you love dearly, a child, spouse or close relative you live with – knowing that you’ll never see them again. It’s almost impossible to do, unless you’ve experienced it – I know this now. I could empathise with the anguish, the hurt, but actual continuing grief goes so muchContinueContinue reading “A new kind of normal…”
Chasing Dragonflies 