tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8836584.post114614787899837194..comments2023-09-23T07:24:36.217-04:00Comments on Everything Is Under Control: CertifiableUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8836584.post-1146362723440030532006-04-29T22:05:00.000-04:002006-04-29T22:05:00.000-04:00I'm sorry Catherine. I don't know what I can tell ...I'm sorry Catherine. I don't know what I can tell you. I don't have any good advice. You will get through it. Dwell if you need to dwell. I hope that next year you have a little more peace.Roxannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08915721334800247580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8836584.post-1146193634733235802006-04-27T23:07:00.000-04:002006-04-27T23:07:00.000-04:00Oh Catherine...The days and weeks leading up to th...Oh Catherine...<BR/><BR/>The days and weeks leading up to the first birthday are so hard - so impossibly hard. I'm so sorry. I wish there was something I could say or do to help. Please know that I'm thinking of you.<BR/><BR/>For me, marking the two days of Thomas' life and death were very difficult, yes, but also a re-birth of sorts. I closed a chapter and allowed myself to move onto a different kind of healing. <BR/><BR/>I don't know if this is how it works for everyone, but I want you to know that for me it's easier now. There are no more "this time last yeas" or firsts of any kind. There's still a lot of healing work to be done, but there is so much more peace in my heart now.<BR/><BR/>Just hang on, sweetie. It's coming.<BR/><BR/>(((((((((((HUGS))))))))))msfitzitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17174138130763427353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8836584.post-1146167637498995722006-04-27T15:53:00.000-04:002006-04-27T15:53:00.000-04:00Oh Catherine, I know how hard it is. I also felt c...Oh Catherine, I know how hard it is. I also felt certifiable leading up to Thomas' first anniversary. It was absolutely horrible - no words could adequately describe the emptiness and despair I felt. It was at the one yr anniversary that I did find a counselor because I really felt I was losing the plot completely. I was having a hard time going on and was afraid for myself. I was lucky to find someone who was a great listener and very empathetic. I wish you could find someone to talk to as well. It helped me tremendously. <BR/>I am so sorry you are going through this. Like Julie said, I wouldn't wish this on anyone. Thinking of you lots and sending you (((hugs))). I know you have to get through this on your own, but now we are here and we do understand.Anam Carahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00690668561895791338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8836584.post-1146162486065589072006-04-27T14:28:00.000-04:002006-04-27T14:28:00.000-04:00You will make it through the next 2 weeks. Not bec...You will make it through the next 2 weeks. Not because you are "so strong" or any of that other crap, but you will make it through becuase you were not given a choice. I'm so sorry you aren't planning a huge first birthday party for Alex. I am so sorry for ALL of it. Living the "this time last year" game is NO fun, and I wouldn't wish it on anyone. I am thinking of you. (((hugs)))Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05677254184072806142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8836584.post-1146155615969292772006-04-27T12:33:00.000-04:002006-04-27T12:33:00.000-04:00I'm so sorry you're so overwhelmed right now. I g...I'm so sorry you're so overwhelmed right now. I get a sense of what you're actually feeling in this post.... the pain and the desire to lash out... I don't know how you could be anything other than overwhelmed, but it doesn't make it easier.<BR/><BR/>I don't think i have any advice... besides just do whatever you can do... to make it through where ever yo uare at that moment. <BR/><BR/>We'll all still be here and will be shedding tears for Alex.<BR/><BR/>Hugs,SWHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06571144622886527378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8836584.post-1146154843367106402006-04-27T12:20:00.000-04:002006-04-27T12:20:00.000-04:00No words of wisdom here, just a big ((((((hug)))))...No words of wisdom here, just a big ((((((hug)))))) You will make it through this.katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16536809590856333391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8836584.post-1146152204631632082006-04-27T11:36:00.000-04:002006-04-27T11:36:00.000-04:00It's all normal what you are feeling. Not that it ...It's all normal what you are feeling. Not that it helps you not feel it or makes it any better, but it is true. You are not certifiable and the way you feel now is 100% normal and it's ok to feel lost, angry, and fear at this time rising up again. <BR/><BR/>Offering up love and support while you make it through the next few weeks however you need to. *hug*cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05499558026064730483noreply@blogger.com