James posted this link about a year ago now, and I came across the article by Tim Lawrence again this morning. In re-reading it I realized once again how powerful it is, and just how very very true! Some of the most powerful words in the article are the following: “The ones who helped—the only ones who helped—were those who were there. And said nothing. In that nothingness, they did everything. I am here—I have lived—because they chose to love me. They loved me in their silence, in their willingness to suffer with me, alongside me, and through me. They…
“Give sorrow words; the grief that does not speak knits up the o-er wrought heart and bids it break.” ― William Shakespeare, Macbeth
From October, 2016
Some light appears – by Simone
Its been a little while since I have written. Not because I don’t think of you pretty much every moment of the day my darling child. Because I do. I feel like I am slowly starting to make a little bit of progress in dealing with my grief. I was in such a dark place for so long, crawling along the seabed, unsure of how to possibly go on, how I would ever see any light. But now slowly, that very heavy feeling on my chest, the near suffocation, the constant darkness is starting to lift. Some days are…
A few things I have learnt about grief – by Simone
I have read so much about dealing with grief, what to do, what not to do, tips on what people should remember when somebody they know has experienced grief. In all my reading I have found that while everybody’s journey is unique, there is a huge amount of commonality in what people feel and what they wished others knew about grief. My journey of grief is still relatively new, and I feel like I still have a long way to go, but there certainly are a few things that may help those dealing with grief in some shape or form…
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