I was doing some research, preparing for this weekend, and stumbled upon this poem. It speaks truth in many ways, but mostly in the sense that for a VERY LONG TIME bereaved parents can only focus on one day at a time. Im sure there are those among you who could use these words, even if youve never known the pain of losing a child. Just For Today Just for today, I will try to live through the next 24 hours...not expecting to get over my childs death, but learning to live with it...one day at a time. Just for today, Ill remember my childs life, not his death, and bask in the comfort of the treasured days and moments we shared. Just for today, I will forgive all the family and friends who didnt help or comfort me the way I needed them to. They truly did not know how. Just for today, I will reach out to comfort a relative or friend of my child. For they are hurting too, and perhaps we can help each other. Just for today, I will free myself from my self-inflicted burden of guilt. For deep in my heart, I know if there was anything in this world I could have done to save my child from death, I would have done it. Just for today, I will honor my childs memory by doing something with another child, be it my own, or someone elses, because I know that would make my child proud. Just for today, I will offer my hand in friendship to other bereaved parents, fo I DO know how they feel. Just for today, I will smile...no matter how much I hurt on the inside...for maybe if I smile a little, my heart will soften and I will begin to heal. Just for today, I will allow myself to be happy and enjoy myself, for I know I am not deserting my child by moving on. Just for today, I will accept that I did NOT die when my child did. My life did go on and I am the ONLY one who can make that life worthwhile again. ~by V.Tushingham, taken from the Bereaved Parents of the USA Tampa Bay Newsletter, Sept 2001
Posted on: Fri, 10 Oct 2014 04:08:30 +0000
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