“A couple of years ago, I took a college class entitled Death, Dying, and Bereavement. It was a fascinating class. We talked about different types of death, bereavement, and the act of dying. One of the topics covered was whether people should have the right to choose their death when they are terminally ill. I learned something really important from that class.”
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“Let’s look at 2021, not as our savior, but rather months of the celebration of the progress we have made shutting the door in 2020. Be gentle with ourselves and others. We’ve endured a collective trauma and that is going to take us all a while to heal from. So let’s take the time to do so.”
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“November of 2018 was my daughter’s eleventh birthday and we had just lost her Grandmother a few weeks prior. Her Grandma was Mrs. Claus reincarnated, and the two of them bonded over shopping, fashion and decorating. Christmas and birthdays always brought her awesome surprises from Grandma.”
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“Life isn’t perfect right now. It probably never will be. But it will have moments that are better. Moments of joy, happiness and thanksgiving. And 2020 will end.”
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“In the middle of your grief or theirs it can look to you like someone isn’t grieving enough, or someone is too involved with grief.
But this is the time to take a step back.”
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“Grandma’s house would no longer be hers, filled to the brim with goodies, fun things and a Grandma to love him. His world was changing in a way he didn’t understand.” Read more. . .
