Pain

The Power of Two

by Kathy on February 1, 2012 · 3 comments

in Healing, Hope, Love, Pain, Peace, Song Lyrics

I was folding laundry this morning and listening to my iPod. It was on “shuffle” mode and the song “The Power of Two” by the Indigo Girls came on. I have always loved it and as I listened to the lyrics today I was reminded that it was the first dance song at the wedding […]

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Gatekeeping (1st Edition)

by Kathy on January 14, 2012 · 17 comments

in Bereavement, Coping, Family, Gatekeeping, Grief, Hope, Life, Loss, Love, Pain, Peace, Suicide Prevention, The Future

How are you feeling? What are your plans for tomorrow? I shared the back story of these simple and yet powerful questions in this post. In 2011 I lost two loved ones to suicide. I realize that there is likely nothing I could have done to change the outcome of their lives, but it is […]

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"Crazy Like a (Perfectly Normal) Bereaved Parent"

by Kathy on January 10, 2012 · 3 comments

in Bereavement, Coping, Grief, Loss, Molly, Pain, Social Media

I have read a lot of commentary about what happened last week when Fox News contributor Alan Colmes attacked Republican Party primary Presidential candidate Rick Santorum and his wife Karen for the “crazy” way they dealt with the death of their son soon after his birth in 1996. Political views and party affiliations aside, I believe what Mr. […]

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Feeling Helpless, But Not Hopeless (Updated)

by Kathy on December 3, 2011 · 8 comments

in Adoption, Background, Coping, Decisions, Family, Godparents, Grief, Hope, Love, Molly, Pain, Peace, The Future

*I’ve added an update at the end of this post.* This week I have gotten a taste of what it feels like to be on “the other side.” The other side being a place where loved ones wait for news and do their best to show their love and support for those they care deeply […]

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7 Years

by Kathy on December 1, 2011 · 4 comments

in Bereavement, Faith, Family, Grief, Healing, Hope, Infertility, Life, Loss, Love, Memories, Milestones, Pain, Peace, Time, Waiting

7 years ago today we experienced our first miscarriage. 7 years ago today we lost our pregnancy innocence. 7 years ago today our first dream of having another child close in age to our son died. 7 years ago today we tried to understand why. 7 years ago today we tried to accept what had […]

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Otherness

by Kathy on November 9, 2011 · 6 comments

in Bereavement, Bob, Change, Family, Fear, Grief, Inspiration, Life, Loss, Love, Memories, NaBloPoMo, Pain, Quotes, Steppenwolf, Suicide Prevention, The Future, Theater, Writing

 Photo Credit: Michael Brosilow Last week Bob and I got to see another wonderful play at the Steppenwolf Theater here in Chicago. Our last visit there was to see a memorable piece called Sex with Strangers which I wrote about here.  That play dealt with the power of words (both in print and on the Internet), as well as […]

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