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Tag Archives: Grief
August 19, 2015
August 19, 1989 was Jake’s birthday. In years past, when Jake was young, we would have had a wonderful party, our home filled with friends and family. We had some epic parties. Taking over parks, playing laser tag, (remember laser tag?), … Continue reading
Posted in Ceremony, Coping, Grief, Honoring Jake, Jake Colman, Jake's Spirit, Memory, Sadness
Tagged anniversary, bereavedparent, brightest star, coping, deathofachild, deathofmyson, family, friendsandfamily, Grief, grieving parent
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How Losing Someone Stays With You
Sharing a short article from another blog. Losing a child is a permanent thing. The loss is forever. The grief is forever. The sadness is forever. There is no getting ‘over’ it. We hear a lot about the “new normal”. … Continue reading
Posted in Coping, Grief, Honoring Jake, Jake Colman, Other Media
Tagged anniversary, bereavedparent, coping, deathofachild, deathofason, Grief
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Father Day’s Aftermath
I realized today that I have written exactly three installments of this blog since January 1. Oh, I have kept the blog alive by reposting other articles, other’s words. In my last post of March 23 I talked about how … Continue reading
Posted in Coping, Daily Ramblings, Grief, Honoring Jake, Jake Colman, Sadness
Tagged fathersday, greivingparents, Grief, grievingdad, lossofason, love, newnormal
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The Day the Music Died
When Jake died he took many things with him. He took a possible future where Terry and I became doting grandparents and replaced it with a future where we are that old childless couple sitting on the park bench as young lovers … Continue reading
Posted in Coping, Daily Ramblings, Grief, Jake Colman, Memory, Progress, Sadness
Tagged American folk music, deathofason, emotion, friends, Grief, grievingparent, instruments, Jake, music, Sadness, tears, Traditional music
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Another Anniversary
Today is Jake’s Yahrzeit, the Memorial Anniversary of his death. The payment for having two birthdays, one in the “English” or Gregorian calendar and one in the Jewish calendar is that there are now two days on which to remember … Continue reading
Posted in Ceremony, Coping, Daily Ramblings, Grief, Honoring Jake, Jake Colman, Memory
Tagged anniversary, customs, deathofachild, Grief, grieving parent, holidays, kaddish, lossofason, memory, newyears, Sadness, yahrzeit
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If Only Once, If Only for a Little While
This is a web comic dealing with loss, grief and coping. Kinda funny saying ‘comic’ and ‘grief’ in the same sentence, but it is very moving once you figure out what is going on. http://hirosemary.com/If-Only-Once-If-Only-For-A-Little-While Worth scrolling to the end, … Continue reading
Posted in Coping, Memory, Other Media, Print Article
Tagged comic, coping, Grief, Loss, lossofachild, lossofafriend
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Lessons of the Year
December 28, 2014 – 10:15 AM As we mark the one year ‘anniversary’ of Jake’s death, I find myself reflecting on the past twelve months, and what, if anything, I have learned. There have been many lessons, both painful and enlightening. It … Continue reading
Posted in Coping, Friends and Family, Grief, Honoring Jake, Jake Colman, Jake's Spirit, Kindness, Memory, Observations, Progress
Tagged deathofason, friendship, Grief, grieving parents, Loss, loyalty, memory, Mourning, progress, time, Tragedy, years
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The Unveiling
I was going to write a long descriptive post about Jake’s unveiling on Sunday. I can only say that no parent should have to look on something like this: We had our closest friends and family surrounding us. Jake’s spirit … Continue reading
Posted in Ceremony, Friends and Family, Grief, Honoring Jake, Jake Colman, Jake's Spirit, Sadness, Support
Tagged deathofason, Grief, grievingparent, headstone, Tragedy, unveiling
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The Grief Bandit
I follow a blog called Grieving Dads. It is a forum for men to share their grief and experiences of grief. I commented on a post about the Grief Bandit, lurking in the rocks, waiting to strike. One of the … Continue reading