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NEVER GONE AWAY – PART TWO
I know that soon you will leave me
how will I ever say goodbye?
there’s so much you’ve left me
I’ll try hard not to cry Continue reading →
Tagged Caregiving, child's death, death, death of a child, dying, end of life, farewell, Friendship, going away song, goodbye song, grief, grief bereavement "Loss of a Child", GRIEF RELATED, Hospice, impending death, inspiration, instrumental music, loss, lovesong, lyric writing, lyrics, mother daughter relationship, motherhood, Music, music therapy, musical comfort, musical inspiration, original songs, palliative Care, saying goodbye, separation, terminal illness, terminally ill, Tersia Burger, writing
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HOW WILL I EVER SAY GOODBYE?
Every time I sang the words “How will I ever say goodbye?” I felt tears fill my eyes. My son’s death was something I had not consciously anticipated, though he was sickly with his heart defect. What would it have been like to be with my child knowing he would soon die? I could not imagine! I wrote to a mother last night. She was anticipating that soon her daughter’s suffering would end and she would be entering the black hole of grief. Continue reading →
Tagged anticipatory grief, Caregiving, childhood friendship, compassionate friends, composing, creativity, death, death of a child, dying, Friendship, grief, grief bereavement "Loss of a Child", GRIEF RELATED, Hospice, impending death, loss, lovesong, lyric development, lyric writing, lyrics, mother daughter relationship, Music, original songs, right-to-die, singing, songwriting, terminal illness, writing
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MUSIC RESCUED MY SOUL
I felt painful thoughts buzzing like a swarm of bees in my mind. My song delicately erased the noise. Gradually, I felt myself soothed and imagined I was floating upon beautiful clouds. Once again . . .my music saved me. Continue reading →
Posted in Princess Stories
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Tagged acoustic guitar, car problems, child's death, composing, coping with divorce, creativity, Daily Life, death, death of a child, divorce, divorce after long marriage, divorce and separation, dragon, Friendship, grief, grief bereavement "Loss of a Child", guitar, impending divorce, inspiration, loss, lovesong, metaphors, mother daughter relationship, Music, original songs, parable, Princess and the Dragon, princess metaphors, separation, singing, songwriting, terminal illness, the princess and the dragon, writing
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YOU WERE THERE-PART 1
Although I try, I just can’t say goodbye
to someone who’s loved me all of my life
I might be sad, and when you’re not there
I’ll still see your love everywhere
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Posted in Hip fracture-no surgery
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Tagged "sandwich generation", acoustic guitar, Advocacy, Aging Parents, Caregiving, composing, creativity, fractured hip, GRIEF RELATED, guitar, Hospice, inspiration, loss, loss of a mom, loss of a mother, love for my mother, lovesong, lyric development, lyric writing, lyrics, mother, mother daughter relationship, mother's hospice, mother's illness, mother's loss, Music, original songs, performing, singing, songwriting, terminal illness, tribute to my mother, writing, You Were There
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