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FRIDAY THE THIRTEENTH

The day that changed our lives

A Mother's blog on the feelings of child loss, grief and life

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Consequences

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...

Vibes

You 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...

Has 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...

Meh.

BLOG 10 In 1969, Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, a Swiss psychiatrist, described five common stages of grief. They include: Denial Anger...

Learnings 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...

Finding 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...

Update- 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?...

From the mouths of babes

Some blogs will be all about the feelings. Some will be about stories and memories of Ryan. At this moment, Ryan floods my mind...

Trauma and distractions

New year, new you. Not applicable to this situation I’m afraid. Plus, what a bumpy start to 2021 already. The energy is grey. Shutdowns,...

Psychics, bluejays and helicopters

Here 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....

The 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...

Funeral day, birthday and Figgy

We have had our share of deaths in our family. We are no strangers to funeral planning, obituaries, and eulogies. Every time there’s been...

Where I am - A month after losing my child

They 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...

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