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One More Day
January 14 I walked out into the warm Los Angeles morning today. The lemon yellow sun was streaming clear low winter light from the perfectly blue sky. I asked our rabbi, who had come over to visit us, how can … Continue reading
Arrangements
January 13 Bittersweet. Today we went to “arrange” for Jake’s marker stone. Looking at fonts, finishes, stones, working out the text, like we were designing some ghastly business card. Just another surreal episode in this Bizzaro world we now inhabit. … Continue reading
Pizza Quest
January 12 Today was by turns a bit better and just as bad. We went for coffee along Abbot Kinney, just to get out. It is difficult to walk around in this new world, but necessary. The coffee wasn’t very … Continue reading
Dreams
January 6, 2013 I have had dreams of restaurants every night this past few days. Last night, the dream included the submarine ride at Disneyland. Jake loved eating out and at one time wanted to build his own submarine. Go … Continue reading
First Shabbat
January 3, 2014 We had our first Shabbat dinner since that terrible day. Laughter and tears as we shared memories. Speaking of Jake in the present rather than the past helped and hurt both at the same time. Helped because … Continue reading
Posted in Ceremony, Coping, Friends and Family, Grief, Honoring Jake, Jake's Spirit, Past Facebook Post, Sadness, Tragedy
Tagged deathofachild, friends, Loss, memory, Mourning, mourningalovedone, onedayatatime, senseofimmenseloss, shabbat, sittingshiva, Sorrow, stagesofgrief, suddendeath, suddendeathofson, vastloss
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January Sunrise
January 2, 2014 Today I looked out my window in the morning and saw Jake in the golden sunrise in the top of his redwood tree, in a miraculous flock of birds that swept through our yard this afternoon, in … Continue reading
O Beautiful Boy
January 1, 2014 Oh Beautiful Boy of unbounded grace Our all, our light, our brilliant shining star Our love for you transcends all time and space And comes to you, though you be near or far. To everyone you met, … Continue reading
Posted in Ceremony, Grief, Honoring Jake, Jake's Spirit, Memory, Past Facebook Post, Poetry
Tagged deathofachild, lovepoem, memoryofalovedone, mourningalovedone, onedayatatime, senseofimmenseloss, sittingshiva, sonnet, stagesofgrief, suddendeath, suddendeathofachild, suddendeathofson, vastloss
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The Saddest Day
December 31, 2013 The saddest day of my life. Originally posted on Facebook December 31,2013
Outpouring
Terry and I are overwhelmed by the outpouring of love and support from all our friends, and Jake’s friends. We are truly humbled by your thoughts, words and fond remembrances of Jake. The best thing we can do is to … Continue reading
Posted in Friends and Family, Grief, Honoring Jake, Jake's Spirit, Kindness, Memory, Past Facebook Post, Sadness, Support, Tragedy
Tagged Death of a Child, deathofachild, Grief, longing, Mourning, mourningalovedone, onedayatatime, senseofimmenseloss, sittingshiva, Sorrow, stagesofgrief, suddendeath, suddendeathofson, vastloss
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Dear Universe
Dear Universe, Fuck You. Give him back. Helen: My heart keeps breaking and my eyes keep filling with tears for you and Terry. Don’t know how to make this go away for you or to turn back the clock. My love … Continue reading
