We went to our grief support group meeting last night. It was an interesting meeting, for the most part. Max and I had missed the last two meetings, in December and January. We traveled in early December, and in January went to my uncle’s funeral in Pittsburgh. It was a long time to go without our grief group. The… Continue reading Making Space
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Cycling
Max has been pretty down lately and missing Sarah quite a bit. His sadness cycle is occurring while I am feeling more stable overall right now and less depressed. It’s probably better for only one of us to be really down and sad at a time. The other one gets to be the supportive one.… Continue reading Cycling
Balance
It’s 3:16, I’m up, and mulling. The dog woke me up, but I’ve been waking her up early so much I can’t really blame her. I was having a dream about being in a car rolling down our street with the emergency brake not working. (Do people even use emergency brakes anymore? Do they come… Continue reading Balance
Higher Power
Today we may or may not go to a Memorial Day Barbecue put on by Max’s AA group that will be held prior to their meeting. It depends on the weather and how I’m feeling. I guess if I go to the BBQ I’ll probably end up staying for the AA meeting too. I’ve been… Continue reading Higher Power
Person First
I think I’ve officially reached the “Anger” stage of grief. A few months ago I didn’t even seem to know what the whole anger gig during grief was all about, but now — hoo boy — I am spitting nails and taking no prisoners. This business with the Grief Group has really bothered me and… Continue reading Person First
Mindset
Yesterday was kind of a shit show. When I got up from my midday nap, Max told me that the leader of our Grief Group had called, wanting to know about my “mindset” about continuing with the group. I was a little baffled. There was an awkward scene at the last meeting, which was the… Continue reading Mindset
The First Year Without Sarah 