grief

I'm A Vet Who Helps People Say Goodbye To Their Pets. When My Dog Was Dying, I Couldn't.

"Despite my years of training and experience, when it came to Mathilda, I couldn’t make the compassionate decision to let her go when she was ready."
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When My Husband Died, It Felt Like My Life Ended. Here's How I Fell In Love With Life Again.

"I was clinging tightly to the life I had before. I wanted ― and thought I needed ― everything to stay the same, because if it did, then Simon wouldn’t be dead."
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I'm A Grandma With Tattoos. Here's What Getting Inked So Late In Life Has Given Me.

"These tattoos have boosted my self-esteem and helped me love my body again ― something I haven’t felt since I was young."
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I'm Named For A Jimmy Buffett Song. For Years, His Music Said What My Father Couldn't.

"I tried to decode his thoughts through the Buffett songs he chose to play on our drives, as if some secret message to me was hidden in the lyrics."
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I Lost My Dad. These Are The 7 Words I Wish I'd Never Been Told At His Funeral.

"There were a few phrases that came up over and over again. ... Many just floated past me ... but others became lodged under my skin."
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I Didn't Have Sex For Almost A Decade. I Was Surprised By What I Discovered When I Finally Did.

"I hadn’t 'rendezvoused' in eight years. That’s when my first husband died in a car accident on his commute home from work."
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'Grief Doesn't Give My Son A Break Now It's A New School Year'

For parents and children who are grieving, September can be a difficult time.
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Anticipatory Grief Might Be The Process You Don't Even Realise You're Going Through

"We begin to grieve in advance, bracing ourselves for the impending loss."
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No One Has Coined A Word For The Specific Type Of Grief I'm Experiencing

"I felt marooned on an island of grief shared by no one, clutching our joint history like a broken raft with no hope of being rescued."
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I Became A Widow At 39. It Took Me Years To Even Acknowledge My Husband Had Passed.

"I needed to find a way to accept that I wasn’t a wife anymore ― even if I was still wearing my wedding ring and talking about my husband in the present tense."
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