Dearest darling Belsie It’s been 6 months today since you left us, 6 months!! How is that even possible?? I must be honest, words seem to escape me at the moment. I have been having a really tough time of late, I know that you see that from where you are. Your brother has also really been struggling. I got home from work one afternoon last week and he looked at and said “Sissie is gone”. So I said yes and he stated “Sissie gone to heaven”. He then asked me where heaven was, and I replied “Up…
“Give sorrow words; the grief that does not speak knits up the o-er wrought heart and bids it break.” ― William Shakespeare, Macbeth
From March, 2016
Sometimes life’s challenges just feel too much – by Simone
I am not in a great headspace at the moment. I feel like I am being tested beyond what I have the capacity to deal with. Even though I know I will get through all these challenges, I am finding it all quite tough to be honest. I had cancer 5 years ago (a malignant melanoma which spread to the lymphs in my groin) but after surgeries and radiation, besides my very regular check ups, I continue life without thinking about it too much. I suffer with severe lymphedema (swelling of the right limb) which I have constant therapy…