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Yesterday I had to go into the hospital for day surgery. It was just going to be a short surgery. I didn’t want to be knocked out so it...

I believe that I have done an amazing job of surviving these last months. I was never one to talk about my own accomplishments, but now,...

I have always loved Christmas. As a child, our Christmas's were so special. I have memories of perfect presents, wonderful meals, great...

I have become very selfish with my grief. I find that taking my grief out when I am with others doesn't work. It has become a private...

Life is made up of choices. What we do, who we are, what we become are all made up of both large and small choices we make as we journey...

Over the course of the last 150 years we have improved our life. With medical advances, new technology, better safety measures, we have...

In the last couple weeks I have heard the term "Groundhog Day" from two different people, used to describe what we are going through....

For about a week now, energy has been surging through me, pushing me to do so much.. In the last year I have had to be very careful that...

I don't write this blog to evoke pity. I write it both for myself to help process what is happening and also to help others to understand...

In the course of my life I have experienced loss through death. Growing up, l lost my grandparents, my aunts and uncles. I was afraid of...

I haven't written in a while, because I have been away. Not physically. But mentally. For the past few weeks I have felt like I was in a...

On one of my Facebook groups for grieving parents, a question was asked "What does it feel like" My reply was "It feels like pushing a...

The other day I had to take a shuttle home, as my car was in the shop. The driver started to make small talk, and of course, the...

CJ and I use to talk about "normal" all the time. Back then, I never felt 'normal'. I felt like I had to strive to be normal, to hide...

So many of our holidays have moved away from their original conception and become commercialized. Today, my first Mother’s Day as a...

I began this post yesterday and I was angry. I promised myself over theses last months that I would not be angry, I would not give into...

The Misconceptions of Grief - The first one. I belong to a number of Facebook groups and have scoured the internet for articles on grief....

In my quest to find comfort, I have been researching other parents who have suffered loss and how they dealt with it. My research led me...

I am not looking for sympathy, I am simply stating a fact... I walk around in pain all the time. It is such a deep emotional pain it is...

He loved it when he woke up before everyone else. This was his favorite time of day. The world still mostly asleep, the house quiet and...