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October 31 Tear SoupWe were given a book by the Ronald McDonald house called Tear Soup. It's not quite written for a two year old, but Blake for some reason really likes to read it. It's a book about grief but he thinks that Tear Soup is the name of the dog in the book. Anyways I though I might share it because it good for people of all ages and includes other good resources (see http://www.griefwatch.com)
I had a rough day on Sunday - I received a watercolor picture of Jolee. It's beautiful and breaks my heart at the same time. I'll try to share it soon. Then next Saturday, the 4th which is always a difficult day, we'll be heading back to Portland for a remembrance ceremony at the Children's Hospital at Emanuel.
Anyways, we're keeping busy with something we'd started last year...starting our own business. It's pretty overwhelming considering the year that we've had. I've read or heard it said that you shouldn't make any big decisions within a year of your loss. We're breaking that rule, but we have lots of support and I think things are going pretty well. I know they could be a lot worse.
 KristaOctober 04 Don't know what to sayPeople don't know what to say so they usually don't say anything. I guess I can relate. The last time I blogged, I typed a few things I was thinking and then deleted them. I didn't want to come across as depressing or something. I'm the kind of person that worries what people will think even though I'm learning that it doesn't ususally matter.
I guess another thing that is so sad and makes it difficult for people to talk about is that Jolee spent her entire life, outside of me, in the hospital. The whole situation is sad and difficult but was what we had to do to give Jolee a chance because we loved her and continue to love her 4 months after losing her.
We just received out bracelets from Rainbow of Hope today. They can be ordered through the website. Thanks Jana! Thanks also to Breath of Hope who is responding to my post about directing money towards CDH research - I'll post more as I review it. |
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