Today is one year since my son died. I will repost a poem I wrote at the beginning of the month because it says it all.
My heart will never be full again, always a piece missing.
I love you, my baby Joe
Today is one year since my son died. I will repost a poem I wrote at the beginning of the month because it says it all.
My heart will never be full again, always a piece missing.
I love you, my baby Joe
So sorry for your loss. 💔 Sending oodles of thoughts of comfort.
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Thank you so much
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Your sadness and deep grief at the loss of your dear son as well as your husband are completely understandable Christine, and I pray that you will be able to move on and not remain stuck in your grief, as I know your son and husband would want for you. These times of loss are opportunities to grow stronger in character and break through the sadness. My heart weeps with you, and I pray peace and new beginnings for you:
https://aussiebirder.com/christine/
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Thank you so much
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My heart goes out to you and the tragic loss of your beloved husband and son.
Wishing you the inner strength to travel one day at a time and may each day bring simple joys and kind words to lift and comfort you.
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Thank you so much
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So sorry for your loss..be strong always for him up above❤.
And this is an incredible piece of poetry..keep up👏🏼👏🏼
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Thank you
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Do you know this site?
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Thank you, I did not know about it. I will take a look. Thank you for sharing it.
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Sending a hug to you!
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Thank you. This past weekend was extremely sad and painful.
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Angels, hugs and prayers. ❤
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Thank you
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Hugs. There are no words.
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Thank you
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Welcome.
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No words.. other than, I’m so very sorry.
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Thank you so much. The only thing that helps a little is talking about it. I appreciate your response.
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The one year mark is so very hard. It’s the day we realize we are able to survive the pain, when we thought, just one year ago, that we could not. It’s been 18 months since I lost my daughter. I’d like to tell you the second year is less painful. So far, not so much. It seems I simply get better at managing life despite the hole in my heart. I wish for you strength when the days are the darkest.
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Thank you. Believe it or not I am just beginning to let myself be truly sad for the loss. I think you would know what I mean. It is so real and so harsh that it seems unreal for so long….Thank you for connecting and understanding.
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I am so sorry. We will always be here to support you. God bless.
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Thank you so much. I have found that talking about it really helps. It is hard because the people around me care, but their lives have kept going whereas mine has kindof stopped. I appreciate your kindness.
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So sorry for your loss!!
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Thank you so much.
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Oh my! My deepest deepest sympathies
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Thank you so much.
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to Allah is our return..your baby will reserve a place in Heaven
may the Lord bless you with peace and comfort amen.
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Wow, thank you. I appreciate your faith because I really hope to see him some day again.
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GOD Willing-(Insha Allah ) you will. I lost a child in the third month.Almost died. But I dream of him..(Doctors told me he was a boy) he came to me in a vision , all smiling, just the face. Then I was at peace. I love your writing-and Blog Its beautiful.
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Thank you so much and thank you for coming to my blog.
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I am sorry for your loss. Sending you prayers and virtual hugs
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Thank you so much. The hardest part has been feeling so alone because my life has been at a standstill while the world around me keeps going.
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I’m so very sorry.
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Thank you. I appreciate your words.
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Oh oh. That is tough. God be with you both Stine.
It is such a coincidence that I wrote about another young person who died last year this time 🙏
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Thank you for stopping by. It has been so hard but it is true that there are so many other people like me. When this happened I felt so alone.
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My pleasure Stine. Personal tragedies are always so tough. You shall remain in my prayers and am sure you have a great life ahead.
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Thank you so much.
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They say time heals everything. It’s not always true but it does make things easier. Sending you warm hugs and positive winds for today and always.
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Thank you so much and thank you for stopping by. Funny thing, my therapist asked me the other day to think about what I would say to this self in five years from now. I don’t know if that makes sense but it is a way to look at survival through this hellish nightmare.
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It can be. But you’ll get through this.🤗🤗
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I’m sorry 😦
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Thank you Greg. It has been so hard but one of the things that has helped is talking about how sad I truly am.
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Beautiful xx
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Thank you.
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Sorry to hear! Extending my most heartfelt sympathy to you and your family.
Beautiful poem.🧡
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Thank you so much. It is now just my daughter and me since I lost my husband, her dad, in 2018. We have become so close which is so very helpful.
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I am so sorry for your loss. Thank you for sharing your beautiful poem.
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Thank you for stopping by. It helps to share my sadness, just to make it real I guess. I have learned that I really need to face how sad I truly am.
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Yes acceptance is important but very hard. I lost my mother at a young age and I’m still trying to accept it. Not that I’m trying to say I understand because grief is very personal and I don’t know if one person can truly understand another’s grief. I wish you all the strength and hope that I can find.
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Thank you. I lost my mom when I was 23. My daughter is 22 now and having lost her dad I sort of check on her remembering how I felt back then. I agree that no loss feels the same but sometimes just the idea of sharing the understanding means quite a bit.
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Today must’ve been an especially hard day for you. I’m sorry.
Beautiful poem to express your sadness.
Sending hugs and hugs.
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Thank you so much. I will accept all of your hugs. It is so hard to know that something like this is real. I appreciate your stopping by.
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I’m happy you got my hugs! I can’t imagine the pain of losing a child. You never forget and your heart keeps aching. Did you write about it in your blog?
I’m not sure if you have stopped by my blog, but that’s one of my biggest fears. My daughter was born with HLHS and each time she gets sick, my heart drops and I get beside myself. Sorry, I didn’t want to talk about my story, but I wanted to share how I may understand a tiny bit of your pain.
Wishing you a peace filled weekend…
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Please stop by and talk about your situation any time you need to. I have a part of my blog that goes on the line of grief but I also didn’t want that to represent me. I try to remember my daughter is here and she deserves me being a good mom, like I used to when I had two kids here.
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Thank you for your comment! I was thinking about your post yesterday when my daughter’s face had a bit of swelling, which means fluid buildup in her lungs. I turned white from fear. She’s ok, but little health hiccups scare me.
I understand what you mean about sharing your grief on your blog. It’s a big part of you but not all of you. Wise choice. You need to be present for your daughter who needs you too. She experienced a big loss too in losing a sibling.
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That is for sure. It seems like taking the selfish route and giving in to my grief would be a lot easier, it isn’t me though. I will pray your daughter stays as healthy as possible. Children shouldn’t have to be in any pain of any kind.
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Inspiring attitude. You can’t make your life revolve around grieving although you miss your son. You’d miss out so much.
Thank you for your prayer! I never realized how many children are sick at hospitals until my daughter came along. It’s an eye opener and you feel for all the kid patients and their families. But it’s amazing to see the level of resilience these children have.
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Each one is amazing. You can tell your daughter that although I don’t know her I admire her strength.
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That’s a beautiful thing you said. I will let her know. 🙂 Thank you.
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It is so true. Visit again soon!
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Sorry to hear . Sending Lots of love your way ❤️
The poem says so much ! More strength to you
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Thank you. I hope some day I will have a happy soul again! I lost my husband in 2018 and then my son. It just seems like I am always so sad. It is very hard.
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I pray for that, hope you find happiness and comfort in someway soon🙏Two losses in such short time is very hard. Can’t imagine. More strength to you ❤️I could feel the pain in the previous poem too “I am still here” sending virtual hugs and love your way
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Thank you so much.
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Baby Joe is blessed to still have so much love…
I pray you heal more each day 🙏🏽🌹
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Thank you so much. Joey never minded me calling him Baby Joe even at 19 years old. I can’t believe I will never see him again, well until I am there with him. I just pray that what they say is true about heaven and people being reunited.
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If you do believe it, then you will be ❤️
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Sending huge hugs to you, especially today. xx
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Thank you so much. It is very helpful to talk about it. Maybe it is just a way to face it with no excuses.
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I am so sorry to hear this. Hugs and prayers. I can only imagine how hard this must be for you. 😢💔🤗
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Thank you. You know, from the day I got pregnant with my daughter, my days and life have been about my children. But my children should still be here to tell me goodbye some day.
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My husband lost his daughter, right after we got married. She was 20. I see his pain, but I don’t know what it truly feels like inside. I am so sorry for your loss. I surely does not seem right at all.
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Thank you for stopping by and sharing with me.
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I am so sorry Stine.
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Thank you so much. Writing about this has been so helpful
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I hope you continue to find relief. So very sad.
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Aww!! Great big hug to you and a prayer! ❤ ❤ Thanks for sharing your moving poem.
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Thank you so much for stopping by. Sharing this has helped. I don’t know if it is just being able to openly
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