Despite the difficulty of facing another anniversary without your son, your posting sounds so positive......achingly lonely but positive. Thank you for sharing a piece of your journey ..... a resolution of hopelessness. For those of us who have not yet found a way to live with joy in our heart, in our life, it is so appreciated.
Dear friends of ours are coming upon the 12th anniversary of their son's passing after a long struggle with cancer. They have two surviving children. The dad is doing much better the past couple of years, moving forward and experiencing happiness once again. The mom has struggled as of late. She has become, again, withdrawn and moody, extremely sensitive, resentful of others..........just lost again in her own depression and apart from life. In the three years (August 5, 2007) since we lost our Keith, this couple have been a lifeline, always remembering him, bringing flowers on his birthday, listening while we cry. They have been invaluable to us. I want to help her re-engage but she is too withdrawn at this point to return phone calls or e-mail. I can only pray that she, too, will find a way to piece her heart together and focus on reaching out to life.
Wendy, Keith's mom