18 Feb 2018 – I Love You
February 18, 2018
I want to wish you happiness, but I don’t know if you want that. I didn’t want happiness after the death of my son. It felt disloyal.
Help and support after the death of a child
- The death of a child is world-changing. In the beginning, bereaved parents often don’t even know what they need. These are some ways loved one offered support to me after Adrian’s death, as well as suggestions for the future.
A Letter to my Commander upon the Occasion of the Death of my Child
January 15, 2018
Dear Commander; Dear First Sergeant; Dear Supervisor—Child loss as a military member is heartbreaking, and is especially complicated by culture and expectations that bereaved parents should be “strong” when they feel most weak. This is what bereaved parents in the military would like you to know.
Signs
January 10, 2018
I fight against happiness. I think that if I let myself smile, I will lose sight of my grief. I will lose him. Again.
