Thursday, October 29, 2015

One Week Later

Last night I had a very useful phone conversation with my friend, Faye, who has been a grief counselor for many years.  Her words were very helpful.  I do believe the loss of a child is a terrible hurt that never totally ends.  "Getting over it" is not going to happen.  So, the work is to recognize that, accept it, and live with it.  I am surprised at how deeply I feel Chris's death.  Perhaps if I didn't have sons myself, I could be less affected.  My heart goes out to Justin, Donna, and Steve.  This morning, in that order.  At other times, I change the order, but not the depth.  I will keep sending positive energy to each of you.

1 comment:

  1. The beauty of love is that it lasts. AND the pain of love is that it lasts. The idea of getting over it when somebody dies is ridiculous. I wish our culture was better at taking on the pain and accepting it and learning how to be with it and we would stop trying to make it go away.

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