A Week of Gratitude, Day Five - Family Matters

Friday, December 5, 2014
After we lost Moe, I wasn't the only one who suffered. The rest of Moe's family, including her family by choice, have also been hard pressed to make sense of her death, and to come to terms with our loss.

But one thing we had was each other. Each of us were dealing with our grief in different ways, as is appropriate, and it helped me tremendously to know that I wasn't the only person who missed her desperately, and had a unfilled hole in my heart. The circle of Grief required that each of these family members provide whatever support I needed without asking me for support in return, but I was always aware of their own grief.

Today I'm grateful that my suffering over Moe's death has not been a solitary affair, but one in which my family shared.

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