Tag Archives: family grief

The Chair

Posted on August 7, 2016 by A Life After Loss

After Jay died, an internal, immediate family investigation was launched about how the hell a child could die from falling back in a chair. The doctors had all submitted their reports saying that this was a freak accident. The detectives … Continue reading →

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Grief Glasses

Posted on December 15, 2015 by A Life After Loss

When you live through a traumatic experience, you look at things differently. You have your trauma sunglasses on, and while that can open up your world in many ways, you sometimes forget to take those glasses off and are unable … Continue reading →

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Teaching Kids About Death

Posted on December 11, 2015 by A Life After Loss

In the early, most horrible days, a very trusted child psychologist gave me advice on how to reassure my daughter that she wouldn’t also lose me or her father. “Tell her that everything is going to be OK. Tell her … Continue reading →

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The Visible String

Posted on September 14, 2015 by A Life After Loss

Once we lost Jay, my first priority was to do everything I could do make sure my daughter was OK. I called a psychologist I knew and had a phone consult. She had me write down a list of things … Continue reading →

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108 Saturdays

Posted on March 9, 2015 by A Life After Loss

107 Saturdays ago, I was at my mom’s house. I was tired. I was semi looking forward to going back home already. It was lunchtime. I listened to my daughter play in the living room with my husband while I … Continue reading →

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Rip/Sew

Posted on June 11, 2014 by A Life After Loss

I have been missing Jay a ton lately. At first it just seemed like the grief pendulum was simply swinging back and hitting me particularly hard. I started bringing him up in conversation more with my husband and friends. I … Continue reading →

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