Are We There Yet? Looking for the end of my grief journey.

Living With Grief 1 Minute

“I saw that one-year anniversary on the calendar as a milestone. I would get to that day, a whole trip around the sun without my mom, and it would be an accomplishment. I felt like the kid in the backseat asking “Are we there yet?” I was just so ready to feel differently than I did.

And then the day came. And you know what? Nothing felt any different. I’m not sure what I thought would happen– they don’t exactly give you a medal when you make it through. No pats on the back. And no tangible relief. Kind of a rip-off, right? Because that was HARD work, and a long road.” …

Read more at Her View From Home

 

Published by Hannah AG

I started this blog in 2014 after the loss of my mother. I have read the writings of other people throughout the years since my mom passed away, and the connection I have felt to those people in my same boat have been priceless. I hope very much that my very open, emotional, raw accounts of my grief as I experience and learn from it can in some way be a help to others. It will make the lessons seem much more worthwhile. You can read more from me at Her View From Home, and at Columbia Mom.

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