Sometimes when I am walking around or even just sitting and I feel as though there is someone watching over me, someone who is guiding me through my life. In fact when I get confused it is when I don’t feel that angels presence, when I don’t feel that angel guiding me through the stages of […]
I said that I would share stories that I have learned whilst being in hospital. On the ward with me is a lovely older lady who lost her husband a couple of years ago. We were talking about grief and she said that being ill scared her. I asked why, and she said”Because my rock […]
I was touched by a story in the newspaper about a mother who lost her babies when her suicidal dad killed them. She had a piece of advice for use all. Kerrie Hughes said
”I would like to tell every mother that no matter how busy your days are, tell your babies how much you love […]
I was thinking today about our life together and what legacy he has left me in my grief. Here are my Top 10 legacy statements from my lost love - I would love to hear yours
See the good in people - life is a treasure hunt for goodness.
Love is the ultimate gift
Do one thing each […]
I have just come back from the holiday with Mum. I hadn’t been on holiday with her for over 25 years and yet since Dad died, I knew that I wanted to take her away on holiday. I wanted to create a special time, one when we could enjoy each others company and also knowing […]
Mum showed me a box that she found whilst clearing out her loft. The box contained all the notes that Dad had written her whilst they were “courting”. They were even more special because Dad was dyslexic and the writing was poor and very hard to understand.
There was even the receipts of gifts that he […]
It is my Auntie’s birthday today. She lost her husband to Parkinson’s disease a few years ago and I have to say that I am so proud of how she has coped. She was devastated, in fact inconsolable for weeks or months, yet now she has found a new life.
She visits my uncles grave regularly, […]
I try each day to smile, I know that the world lives on and that they have troubles of their own. So I try and listen to people, I try and be there for them, often to the detriment of myself…it made me write this
The Grieving Smile
“How are you today?” Oh fine, I say and […]
Since losing Dad, Mum and I have grown even closer. We have always been close, always had a special connection but since Dad died, that has become more than a mum - daughter link, more of a best friend feel.
I am having a few days away with her…we are going to the place where Mum […]
In grief we talk about being heartbroken, what I want to suggest is that our heart is NOT broken, it is still capable of loving again, it is still beating to keep us alive. Maybe what we should say is that we are heart - cracked!
I often think that the words we use, don’t help […]
Learning how to redefine yourself and rediscover life
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