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The Good and the Bad of Life After Loss

After walking next to so many of you living life after loss, I witnessed some tough truths. Here is what I learned from you and from my own journey. You will feel lonely even when you are with others. You will question your values, beliefs and all the things your parents taught you. You will be angry longer than you will be sad. The simple…
Christina
May 4, 2018
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How It Began

May 25, 2002 - the day before my 45th birthday and 2 days after his 60th.  Moon Phase - full. Weather - clear and warm. We walked along the well-worn path through the woods behind our house with our teenage son. His younger sister was peacefully sleeping on the couch after winning the shot put in a track meet earlier in the day. We sat…
Guest Author
May 1, 2018
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We’re Doing Okay, Right?

I am working on a book that weaves together posts from the blog I wrote throughout his illness, with observations on how we dealt with life after his death from both my perspective and that of my oldest son. This is something I wrote describing an actual conversation I had with my son around 6 months after Andrew died. “Hey Mom, can I ask you…
Guest Author
April 30, 2018
BlogMessage In A Bottle

We Need More Than Love

It is both simple and the most complex thing in the whole wide world. The weakest and the strongest. I am talking about how we have to be after loss. We are asked to be vulnerable and at the same time stoic to get through our day to day. Most people find their way to the duality of life after without anyone guiding them. It…
Christina
April 27, 2018
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I am the Messenger

I am a 37 year old mother of two young boys. A year and a half ago, I lost the love of my life, suddenly. Without warning, without control, without permission. My whole world changed in an instant. After crossing the finish line, hand-in-hand, of my first half marathon, my husband suffered from a massive heart attack at the age of 36. The devastation this…
Guest Author
April 26, 2018
BlogContributorsThe First Year

Your Own Hero

I sat in a circle of women, hoping to grow from this grieving place. This was one of the many classes I’ve taken to gather wisdom while trying to make sense of the heartache, loss and grief.  I listened with such great intensity to all the instructors words.  You see, I was eager to find some relief and grow from this painful place.  I needed…
Guest Author
April 25, 2018
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