I often blog about how grief has impacted my life and for real, it helps my mental health. Today I’m blogging for my MH and my baby girls birthday. You were 35 days away from turning 5 years old when you left this earth and today you would be 8 and in the 2nd grade. … Continue reading Eight years with & without Livy
Tag: letters
Letters To Nowhere
Dear Olivia, A friend of mine told me that I should write the letters I want to write and say what I need to say. That I should get it out of my system, all of it! Then rip it up and throw it away. I did it and I didn't think it would make … Continue reading Letters To Nowhere
Staying With Me
Dear Olivia, There are advantages and disadvantages to people knowing that you've passed on. It's been played out this week. I've come to realize that sometimes it makes getting through a day easier, when people know, because they're more understanding. When they don't know they seem annoyed and less patient with me. I've been known … Continue reading Staying With Me
Hold My Hand
Dear Olivia, Grieving sucks. When you think you've got nothing left to cry about, you're wrong. When you think you can say something without crying because you've already cried when you said it the first hundred times, you still cry... I still cry. I'm getting use to the lump in my throats when people ask me … Continue reading Hold My Hand
Dear Livy 