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Tag Archives: tragicloss
Pages in a Journal
I have been looking at some of Jake’s journals from the past couple of years. In each one, the first 5, 10, 15 pages are filled with the most diverse writings. Philosophy, ramblings, shopping lists, recipes, lists of people’s phone … Continue reading
Posted in Daily Ramblings, Grief, Jake Colman, Jake Writes, Memory, Sadness
Tagged grievingparent, hopeforthefuture, tragicloss
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Morning, Afternoon, Evening
Mornings are the hardest. Except it gets bad in the afternoon, and evenings are the worst. There is no time of day when I don’t miss him. What concerns me, is that as time slides by, I don’t miss him … Continue reading
Posted in Coping, Daily Ramblings, Food, Friends and Family, Golf, Grief, Healing, Jake Colman, Jake's Library, Jake's Spirit, Memory, Photography, Progress, Sadness
Tagged coping, daybyday, death, grievingparent, lossofachild, sparksofmemory, suddenloss, tragicloss
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The Power of Photographs
We have dozens of photographs of Jake around our house, from all different stages of his life. Prior to last December, they ranged from him and his first birthday cake, through 2 year old “Batman” to “Chef Jake” about 13 … Continue reading
For Whom Do We Weep?
I woke up this morning at 6:35 with tears in my eyes. Usually I am awake before my iPhone starts to play the Chopin Nocturne #1 that is my alarm clock, but today, the music dragged me up from a … Continue reading
Posted in Coping, Daily Ramblings, Friends and Family, Grief, Jake Colman, Jake's Spirit, Memory, Observations, Sadness, Tragedy
Tagged bereavedparent, deathofachild, grievingfather, hopeforthefuture, suddendeath, tears, tragicloss
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Too Many Parents
I have been cruising around the web this evening looking at many other sites and pages that deal with grief, loss and recovery. What is so tragic is that there are too many parents that have had the same horrific … Continue reading
Relativity
Tomorrow, it will be one month since that dreadful telephone call. The details of which are seared into my memory for all time. It is all so fresh, I can’t believe the time has passed. But time is always relative. … Continue reading
Posted in Coping, Daily Ramblings, Friends and Family, Grief, Healing, Jake's Spirit, Memory, Support, Tragedy
Tagged bereavedparent, grievingparent, lossofachild, relativity, shloshim, suddendeath, suddendeathofachild, tragicloss
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These Days
At times, these days, I’m certain that I hear Or think I hear your tread upon the floor But when I glance from ‘neath my silent tear ‘Tis but a breath of air, and nothing more. Do I now sense … Continue reading
Posted in Coping, Daily Ramblings, Grief, Honoring Jake, Memory, Poetry, Tragedy
Tagged bereavedparent, grievingparent, lossofachild, poetry, suddendeath, suddendeathofachild, tragicloss
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