Heaviness

[dowen]

Today, although it looked like any other day in my life, was different. Today carried with it the weight of a grief that is now five years old and still as heavy as it has always been. On the morning of August 12, 2003, I was awakened by the sound of my phone ringing, and as soon as the sound pierced my sleepy brain, I felt the floor drop out

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[ladygreyy]

*hugs you so very tight* I only met them once, but I prayed SO hard for each of them. The entire thing was so inconceivable. I still think about them and check on the palmerlp LJ every so often to see how Micah is doing.

Much love to you, D.

[the_commasplice]

Oh, how horribly tragic. You've done a beautiful job of painting this lovely woman. So much that I ache for the person I never met, and feel a sense of loss for the first time.

...because that love is a slap in the face to the evil that is cancer and HIV/AIDS and MS and other illnesses we battle. That love says screw you to death when it comes knocking. And that love will carry you through when the weight, the heaviness of the world becomes too much to bear.

There is a deep truth in this. Yes, yes, yes.

Hugs to you.

[nikki_herself]

D I'm sorry. That is a sad sad loss.

[sandienotsandy]

I am so so sorry for the loss of your friend. She sounds like an amazing person. You've written a beautiful post.

[thatpatti]

i can't tell you how often i think i've seen her on the street, only to snap back to the reality that it isn't possible. losing jenn was just so cruelly unfathomable...

this is such a weird time of year for me. between the end of july and the end the end of august i celebrate the birth of both of my kids, and mourn the loss of charlie and jenn.