The election’s over and whether we like the outcome or not, the calendar pages still turn.
Thanksgiving and Christmas are coming fast. For some of us carrying the pain of loss, the holidays are a treacherous time.
I’m reposting this link in the hopes it might help make things a little easier:
“I know it is hard. I know you don’t truly understand how I feel. You can’t. It wasn’t your child.
I know I may look and act like I’m “better”. I know that you would love for things to be like they were: BEFORE. But they aren’t.
I know my grief interferes with your plans. I know it is uncomfortable to make changes in traditions we have observed for years. But I can’t help it. I didn’t ask for this to be my life.”
Read the rest here: Grief and Holidays:What the Bereaved Need From Friends and Family