grief

AT THE KITCHEN TABLEMom sat across the tableFrom me, and altho I had my head downI knew from sideways glance that hers Was too.We hadn't even buried Dad yetHe'd died just yesterdayMy breakfast fixed for the two of us, inadequate Barely touched, just sorta pushed aroundThe plate for the food wasn't just

 

During the holidays my wife and I were having a discussion about our Being With Grief meetup group. We started this group over a year ago and now have over 60 members. That number tells us there are a lot of people out there who recognize that they are suffering and grieving for one reason or another. Yet, only a handful of those people actually show up at each meeting.

I had read here many times that the second year was the hardest. I am beginning to see why.

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 Life after a funeral doesn’t need to be spent in what ifs or what could have been; it’s time to reach out to your family. Everyone is going through their own turmoil as we age: Health, making ends meet, the death of family, friends and even sadly the death of our children. So, it’s now has been six years since we buried our oldest son, Charlie.

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