Thank you very much for all of the condolence messages that I received yesterday. Many of you have lost loved ones,and some several in recent times. I felt bad for many of the commenter’s as they told me their stories of loss.
I do appreciate your kind words.
I’m feeling better about things today. I think I am anyway. Perhaps since it was a big anniversary of my fathers death it hit me harder. I don’t know, but that’s the hardest my grief has hit me in a long time.
Tricia –
My father passed away in 1986, so this year was his 20th anniversary of being gone. I can tell you this much…as I have gotten older, the loss has gotten more difficult. I think about all the things he has missed out on. There’s been a lot. I was 19 when he died. He never even saw his grandchild being born later that same year. Cherish that fact that it has ONLY been 5 years. I don’t mean that in a callous way…what I mean is, you have a lot more memories to hold dear. It’s not easy to lose a parent, no matter when it happens. I hope the days that have passed since the anniversary have brought you some comfort.
CP.
You know, Tricia, I saw this on my reader last night and I tried to get to it to comment but couldn’t. You must have accidentally published it before you meant to or something.
I can relate to your feelings of loss, but only to some extent. I can’t imagine what it feels like to lose both parents in such a short period of time. My thoughts are with you this holiday season.