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The pain is real

Happiness was a distant, unreachable goal in 2007 after four family members died. These losses—my daughter (mother of my twin grandchildren), father-in-law, brother, and the twin’s father—devastated me. Life had never seemed so bleak. I wondered if I had the strength to endure such tragedy. Doubt didn’t stop me from learning about grief, using this information, and doing my grief work.

This is my art work

that I work on everyday.

i also write in a journal 

to make things ok

no matter what's happening 

I must center and pray

That no matter what

tomorrow is a brand new day 

Thank you For listening and here my cries

Nobody knows how I feel inside

only me, which can be frightening at times 

Please hold on to all my love

The memories that I left for you

The times we shared a laugh and smile

It's almost a year, that you are no longer here

it feels empty with out you.

I want to live my life guilt free and

know I did all I could do

It wasn't up to me 

I had no comtrol

you leaving this earth

Its almost a year and

it still hurts 

I can't believe it's almost a year

that you are no longer here

It's not just her presence I miss

it's her voice
it's the tilt of her head
and the shape of her neck
the way her feet fit perfectly
both in the palm of my hand

it's those deep brown eyes
with just a touch of the holy
the almost ever present smile
no matter what we were facing...

When you gather a group of people who have lost a loved one, one topic that inevitably comes up is what to do with the “stuff".