thelblanceNov 12, 20239 min readConsequences It’s been a year since I published the last blog. I did publish 2 at once that time. This one is different as this is number 13. A number...
thelblanceOct 13, 20226 min readVibesYou didn’t miss anything. I wrote this a year ago. October 2021. I didn’t publish it. I can’t explain it but Ryan’s one year anniversary...
thelblanceOct 13, 20229 min readHas anyone seen my bluejay?I have thought about this blog for months. Every time I had the desire to write it, my sadness overshadowed the urge to write. I didn’t...
thelblanceOct 8, 20215 min readMeh.BLOG 10 In 1969, Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, a Swiss psychiatrist, described five common stages of grief. They include: Denial Anger...
thelblanceAug 14, 20215 min readLearnings about grief Here I am, acknowledging the first Friday the thirteenth since Ryan died. 9 months today. And this is the 9th blog. That means 3 months...
thelblanceMay 19, 20218 min readFinding joy in grief It’s been a minute. I’ve been writing this for sometime. But the focus wasn’t there to finish it. It’s coming to a shift in our grief, I...
thelblanceMar 4, 20216 min readUpdate- what now?How are you doing? Still a really hard question to answer. Its hard to ask too, I’m sure. I may retort with a simple pleasantry. Am I ok?...
thelblanceFeb 10, 20215 min readFrom the mouths of babesSome blogs will be all about the feelings. Some will be about stories and memories of Ryan. At this moment, Ryan floods my mind...
thelblanceJan 23, 20215 min readTrauma and distractionsNew year, new you. Not applicable to this situation I’m afraid. Plus, what a bumpy start to 2021 already. The energy is grey. Shutdowns,...
thelblanceJan 8, 20216 min readPsychics, bluejays and helicoptersHere we are now 8 Fridays from when Ryan died. 2 months. It feels longer. The degree that we miss Ryan is deafening. It’s different now....
thelblanceDec 30, 20206 min readThe power of girlfriends and Sick Kids I don’t know about you but isn’t weird how you are so familiar with a place from the past that you could never imagine that you would be...
thelblanceDec 21, 20206 min readFuneral day, birthday and FiggyWe have had our share of deaths in our family. We are no strangers to funeral planning, obituaries, and eulogies. Every time there’s been...
thelblanceDec 13, 20208 min readWhere I am - A month after losing my childThey say that writing how you feel is a good form of therapy. I have a lot to say. It’s been a month since my son died. My son DIED. How...