This week, all I can muster is a poem. When I created the graphic above, Annie hadn’t even been diagnosed yet and I was writing about the grief I was feeling about the loss of my mom and my sister. I have been reminded more than once in the last few weeks that it takes a lot of energy to grieve the loss of a loved one—through my own realizations and from the gentle reminders of others. So, this week…my words are few, but my commitment to sharing this journey continues.
Thank you for sharing. I’m still grieving for my mom and your parents. It’s really hard to explain what you feel to others. It’s been 6 months since my
Mom Dusty passed. I miss her. I always think of our parents on Kentucky Derby day as they went to the infield in the early 60s. It used to remind me to call them with mom to say hello. Now I send them blessings wherever they are. I can not begin to understand your grief but you are in my thoughts and prayers. Kathy
The poem is really lovely. Thank you for sharing it with all of us. I wrote my little essay about the grief of my daughter going off to college, which was (and is) real, but I am now dealing with even another kind of grief that I know you unfortunately know. The diagnosis of my best friend with stage 4 pancreatic cancer. She's 50 and her children are 10, 12, and 14 (with Down Syndrome). The grief over a dire diagnoses is very real too. You braving and sharing your journey does help so many. Still thinking of you and Annie a lot and your book about grief. We can all learn so much about it and each other by just sharing, because it is part of life one way or the other.
You have touched my soul deeply and your words help to fill the huge voids in my heart from grief and loss. Eternal blessings and gratefulness to you. 💔❤️
I'm not a big fan of poetry, but sometimes messages are best delivered in that form - yours is lovely.
Thank you for sharing. I’m still grieving for my mom and your parents. It’s really hard to explain what you feel to others. It’s been 6 months since my
Mom Dusty passed. I miss her. I always think of our parents on Kentucky Derby day as they went to the infield in the early 60s. It used to remind me to call them with mom to say hello. Now I send them blessings wherever they are. I can not begin to understand your grief but you are in my thoughts and prayers. Kathy
Thank you for sharing this!
Your words, your love, and your grief are beautiful, and they leave me with no words but tears.
Such an incredibly beautiful and insightful poem of great love and grief, a mother’s. These lines, so expressive:
To carry you again, inside me,
For the rest of my life.
Thank you for writing and for sharing.
Jean
Cindy, this leaves me weeping. No words. Just the imprint on my heart, of yours! Love, Trish
The poem is really lovely. Thank you for sharing it with all of us. I wrote my little essay about the grief of my daughter going off to college, which was (and is) real, but I am now dealing with even another kind of grief that I know you unfortunately know. The diagnosis of my best friend with stage 4 pancreatic cancer. She's 50 and her children are 10, 12, and 14 (with Down Syndrome). The grief over a dire diagnoses is very real too. You braving and sharing your journey does help so many. Still thinking of you and Annie a lot and your book about grief. We can all learn so much about it and each other by just sharing, because it is part of life one way or the other.
Simply beautiful, Cindy.
Beyond lovely. And you are beyond brave.
You have touched my soul deeply and your words help to fill the huge voids in my heart from grief and loss. Eternal blessings and gratefulness to you. 💔❤️
This just pierced my heart. Thank you for sharing this journey with us. Your voice is so pure and beautiful.
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Sending you so much love, as well as gratitude for sharing your beautiful words and for writing about this pain. You are an inspiration.
With you every step, every day! XXOO
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Dear You are in my heart.