Having been a bereaved mother for nine years I can now look back and see how I was able to get from, “I don’t think I can survive this all-consuming pain” to “I will always love and miss Kevin, but the memories and joy of having him for 24 years now outweigh the pain of losing him.”
Traversing this path of profound grief may be the most difficult thing you ever face in life. Unfortunately, there are no magic wands or quick fixes. How could there be? A parent’s love for their child is total and unconditional, unlike any other kind of love. Even if we didn’t always like their actions or choices, our children held our love and it never wavered.
