Living With Grief

Many people feel alone in their grief, not realizing that others have similar thoughts and experiences. These articles are based on personal experience and intended to provide a sense community for those experiencing grief.

Growing A Garden of Hope

Growing A Garden of Hope

I don’t think whoever said, “Time heals all wounds,” ever lost someone they loved more than life itself. It’s been month after endless month, and I’m still waiting. Continually stuffing down all these painful feelings just to function in the “normal” world surrounding...

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Healing Milestones After The Death Of A Child

Healing Milestones After The Death Of A Child

There’s no such thing as getting over the death of their child. Instead, we must learn to adapt to a life without them and reconcile the fact that we’ll grieve for the rest of our lives. This is the long, slow process of healing after the death of a child.

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Bitter Sixteen

Bitter Sixteen

In a little over a month, it will be my daughter’s would have been “Sweet Sixteen” birthday. Instead, it’s a bitter reminder that she’s not here to celebrate it or any major milestone ever again.

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The Positive Side of Grief

The Positive Side of Grief

After my daughter’s death, my feelings of utter devastation were not just a result of losing my only daughter. It was also a reaction to becoming a completely different person that I no longer recognized. Yet it was the starting point for a new, better version of myself waiting to emerge.

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