5 years and 22 days!!

by | Jan 21, 2019 | Blog

I realise now when talking to people they often think my Dad past last year or a few months ago so when I say it was 5 years ago there is this noticeable silence which I read as that long ago and you are still grieving??  Of course this could be my perception and not...

4 years 11 months and 21 days…

by | Dec 21, 2018 | Blog, Poem

Almost five years… Seemingly a milestone of sort. To me the time since my dad’s passing has been painstakingly slow. My world turned upside down when I became an orphan. Grief affects us all in different ways. 0n 16th December 2013 my Dad and I went for...

57 months..

by | Oct 9, 2018 | Blog, Poem

I heard someone say grief is like glitter you can never quite get rid of it no matter how hard you try it is always there.  So for me it is 4 years, 9 months and 9 days since my Dad passed.  Those going through a similar journey will know this journey is...

Broken open…

by | Aug 23, 2018 | Blog

It’s been on my mind to post a blog only I needed some headspace to stand back and reflect on my journey since my Dad’s death. I’m reflecting with a sense of gratitude. Love does not have a best before date. It just is. My relationship with my Dad is...

4 years and 6 months!

by | Jun 25, 2018 | Blog

It is precisely 4 years 5 months and 26 days or rather 1,638 days since my Dad died. I am not still grieving but yes I know the days and hours I have survived without him. When I say without him I mean without his physical presence. I have trained my heart and mind to...