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Tag Archives: anniversaries
Musical signs
Hi, friends. I hope this post finds you well. I’m in my usual state of readiness for Easter, but somehow I know I feel better this year than I perhaps have done in earlier years. ‘Better’ is a strange concept, … Continue reading
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Tagged anniversaries, anorexia, Chris, cyberloss, Easter, grief, Kim
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Mapping my journey
Hi, friends. I hope this post finds you well. Tuesday, 15th January 2013 marked the second anniversary of Kim’s death. I did something I’ve meant to do for a while and began to take stock of everything. ‘Taking stock’ has … Continue reading
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Tagged anniversaries, coping mechanisms, cyberloss, Grief Loss and Bereavement, Kim, remembering
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Learning to acknowledge pre-anniversary grief
Hi, friends. I hope this post finds you well. Once again this week, I was struck by how long a shadow anniversaries can still cast. Intellectually and emotionally, I would like to believe I am detached from what happened to … Continue reading
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Tagged anniversaries, anorexia, Kim, recovery, triggers
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NaBloPoMo: Endless [plus Kim's birthday "tribute"]
Today ought to be Kim’s 32nd birthday. Well, it is. The problem with it is that she’s not here for it. I spend a lot of my time now trying not to even think about her, and somehow I think … Continue reading
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Birthday greetings
Not really sure what to offer today, except to say that my thoughts are with Chris’ family today as her son turns 17. I’m sure he’s grown up to be everything his mother would want him to be. Wishing him all the very best today, and always. It wouldn’t be NaBloPoMo without a poem, so this is for him. Continue reading
Relief- Easter over at last.
So, this ‘season’ is finally over for me for another year. I couldn’t be more pleased. I don’t shy away from remembering Chris as a rule, but this time of year I almost always do. That’s because I can never just remember her. This time of year is, despite my best efforts, all about the last week of her life. Continue reading
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Tagged anniversaries, Chris, cyberloss, Easter, Grief Loss and Bereavement, recovery
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NaBloPoMo: When Grief Takes My Speech
This one has been a work in progress for a week, more or less. Feels right to share it today. When Grief Takes My Speech When grief takes my speech All I ask is that you stand with me for … Continue reading
Five years on…
Today, April 8, 2012 marks five years since my dear friend Chris Thomas passed away. I intend to share a number of projects I have undertaken in tribute to her over the course of the day. This is the first, … Continue reading
NaBloPoMo: Alternative Endings
A conversation I had last night sowed the seed for this poem. I often catch myself thinking about how things could have been different with Chris, but I know now that I am who I am because of the way … Continue reading
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Cyberloss, grief and the ‘complete collection’
Does anybody else feel like this, or is it just me? It could be the effects of the coming anniversary, but more and more, I’m starting to feel a sense of panic. Five years later, I’m not even sure that … Continue reading
