Comments on: “Don’t go where I can’t follow…” http://thoughtsbydiana.com/2012/01/do-not-go-where-i-cannot-follow/ Wed, 16 May 2012 13:35:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Diana http://thoughtsbydiana.com/2012/01/do-not-go-where-i-cannot-follow/#comment-1041 Diana Fri, 17 Feb 2012 22:37:48 +0000 http://thoughtsbydiana.com/?p=1593#comment-1041 Thank you Barb for sharing that. Grief is a very strange thing, and it sometimes takes me by surprise. It does help so much to know that I am not alone. Thank you Barb for sharing that. Grief is a very strange thing, and it sometimes takes me by surprise. It does help so much to know that I am not alone.

]]> By: Barb http://thoughtsbydiana.com/2012/01/do-not-go-where-i-cannot-follow/#comment-208 Barb Fri, 27 Jan 2012 23:46:35 +0000 http://thoughtsbydiana.com/?p=1593#comment-208 Diane, This really hit home for me as the death anniversaries of my beloved grandmother, my mother-in-law, favorite cousin, proud grandfather from Italy, and my sweet, fun-loving father all come crashing in over the next two weeks. I miss them terribly and have been reminiscing with joy and gratitude about the great times we have shared over their lifetimes. I am most sad for my son, who at 15, has no grandparents or few older living relatives, to share that "big family" experience I so enjoyed through to my adulthood. I do share the stories with him, though, so that he will have some family legacy, and we have worked hard to keep our families close, but we could never duplicate the weekly Sunday dinners at grandma's (mandatory!), or the huge pack of cousins who you felt were more like your brothers and sisters because you saw them almost every day. Grief is something we do work through, and it never stops...thanks for sharing your heart so readily so others can realize they are not alone. Diane,
This really hit home for me as the death anniversaries of my beloved grandmother, my mother-in-law, favorite cousin, proud grandfather from Italy, and my sweet, fun-loving father all come crashing in over the next two weeks.
I miss them terribly and have been reminiscing with joy and gratitude about the great times we have shared over their lifetimes. I am most sad for my son, who at 15, has no grandparents or few older living relatives, to share that “big family” experience I so enjoyed through to my adulthood. I do share the stories with him, though, so that he will have some family legacy, and we have worked hard to keep our families close, but we could never duplicate the weekly Sunday dinners at grandma’s (mandatory!), or the huge pack of cousins who you felt were more like your brothers and sisters because you saw them almost every day.
Grief is something we do work through, and it never stops…thanks for sharing your heart so readily so others can realize they are not alone.

]]> By: Diana http://thoughtsbydiana.com/2012/01/do-not-go-where-i-cannot-follow/#comment-207 Diana Thu, 26 Jan 2012 21:16:33 +0000 http://thoughtsbydiana.com/?p=1593#comment-207 Chris, Thank you for writing and of course, please use the article with your group. I am sure they would appreciate the fact that they are not alone. I am working through some of my grief by writing, and I always hope that my writing will help others. Chris, Thank you for writing and of course, please use the article with your group. I am sure they would appreciate the fact that they are not alone.
I am working through some of my grief by writing, and I always hope that my writing will help others.

]]> By: Chris Crompton http://thoughtsbydiana.com/2012/01/do-not-go-where-i-cannot-follow/#comment-206 Chris Crompton Thu, 26 Jan 2012 15:04:48 +0000 http://thoughtsbydiana.com/?p=1593#comment-206 Hi Diana, I loved this piece you wrote. Would you mind if I shared it with our Morning Coffee group (our bereavement group)? chris Hi Diana,

I loved this piece you wrote. Would you mind if I shared it with our Morning Coffee group (our bereavement group)?

chris

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