For quite some time, I have avoided this blog. I’m not sure when/if I’ll pick it back up. Lately, though, several people have commented, sent private emails, and generally left lovely signs that the blog has been a help to them. It is an honor to be able to help those of you who are suffering through this terrible loss. In their deaths, my children have helped so many bereaved parents. Their deaths have taken on that meaning. Thank you all for allowing my children into your lives.
Please feel free to add this blog to any blogroll or list of resources for bereaved parents. I hope you find comfort here.
August 7, 2012
Thank You
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Little Stars Lost 
Perhaps what you perceive as avoiding your blog, is simply a beautiful sign that you are healing in that interim. Writing was a method to express and cope with grief and suffering – naturally, I would assume that it is healthy to be able to avoid that for awhile. The journey through grief leads to many places. I hope you can realize that you can pick up where you left off and inspire others to know that life does get better. Your blog doesn’t have to focus on the pain anymore.
You are right about the fact that your children’s deaths have taken on great meaning because you have helped others with their grief.
Comment by Judy — August 7, 2012 @ 6:02 pm |
Judy- You are absolutely right in that grief takes us places we weren’t expecting. I hope you’re right, as well, that this is a sign of healing. If nothing else, it is a respite.
Comment by rjw788898 — August 7, 2012 @ 6:13 pm |
Accept that it IS healing. When grief is intense and suffocating – there is never a respite. A respite is a vacation from the pain. I want you to allow it and celebrate it. Sometimes, it is hard to let go of the grief because we are afraid that we are forgetting our beloved children and losing them. That is not true. Your child is within you and wants desperately for you to find joy again in life. Keep moving forward to places you never expected! 🙂
Comment by Judy — August 7, 2012 @ 6:27 pm