Tag Archives: grief bereavement “Loss of a Child”

OPENING THE GATES TO OUR HEARTS

Posted on March 8, 2010 by Judy

When I first met Magda while playing tennis, I had not yet lost my child. We became friends through our common interest, the enjoyment of tennis. She loved children, and when Jason was born she was extremely caring. After losing a child, I learned things about many people and their pain. Friends and other humans shared pain with me that they had kept hidden prior to that. Many people bury their pain so that they can carry on a “normal” existence. After Jason died, many people shared their own grief experience with me. Continue reading →

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COMPASSION AND FRIENDSHIP

Posted on February 28, 2010 by Judy

I am so eager to share Susan’s letter. Remember, she has not read any of my blog posts, recently. I have to print them out for her because she cannot use a computer; due to her headaches. I had just recently asked her to share her thoughts with me; about how we met and the experience of attending Jason’s funeral. I am not changing one word of her letter: Continue reading →

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I OPENED THE BOX “I FOUND TEARS INSIDE”

Posted on February 28, 2010 by Judy

I know that the worst of my grief was a long time ago. Still, there was no way around the anguish that the box represented. Continue reading →

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UP AND OUT!

Posted on February 27, 2010 by Judy

I think I am truly suffering from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. That isn’t necessarily negative, because addressing my trauma by sharing so much has left me happier and healthier than I’ve felt in a long time. My hypnotherapist, Connie, always uses the phrase Up and Out. That means that it is so much better to gets things out, rather than let them fester. I had no idea that I had so much inside of me!
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