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“...but already I know, this is not a feeling. This is a growth. Inoperable, benign but painfully pressing on a vital organ. It will be with me, hurting me and not killing me, all my life.”

Book:The Favorite Sister

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The Favorite Sister

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“I experienced a great tragedy at a young age and I thought that was me done, I got it over and done with. In a world of infinite possibilities, I should have known there is no end to the loss that we can experience, but neither is there to the knowledge and growth that arises because of it and in spite of it.”

Growth Loss Tragedy

Book:Postscript

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“Turning and turning in the widening gyre The falcon cannot hear the falconer; Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold; Mere anarchy is loosened upon the world.”

Loss Core Fall Apart

Author:W.B. Yeats

“That's the Zach I wanted back. The son I knew and loved. But it seemed almost greedy to long for that. He was alive. Shouldn't I be grateful? How dare I say it wasn't enough?”

Loss Grief Guilt

Book:Hit Hard: One Family's Journey of Letting Go of What Was--and Learning to Live Well with What Is

Source: Hit Hard: One Family's Journey of Letting Go of What Was--and Learning to Live Well with What Is

“It became all the more obvious that people--no matter their age or what brought them to that place--grieve in different ways and on different timetables.”

Loss Grief Mourning

Book:Hit Hard: One Family's Journey of Letting Go of What Was--and Learning to Live Well with What Is

Source: Hit Hard: One Family's Journey of Letting Go of What Was--and Learning to Live Well with What Is

“We functioned. We remained committed to each other. But how was it that we felt so disconnected when permanently connected by a shared tragedy?”

Loss Grief Marriage Mourning

Book:Hit Hard: One Family's Journey of Letting Go of What Was--and Learning to Live Well with What Is

Source: Hit Hard: One Family's Journey of Letting Go of What Was--and Learning to Live Well with What Is

“When the wicked plot against the righteous, fueled by jealousy and hatred, God turns their destruction back upon themselves, for He is the shield of the upright and the defender of the innocent.”

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Author:Shaila Touchton

“When a loss is ambiguous, no public ceremony acknowledges the loss and its fallout, or honors the memory of the loved one. It was true for us. People still were unsure how to respond to the endlessness of our unique form of loss. Should they grieve with us or pretend life was fine now that Zach had lived through it all? Would we resent it if they didn't mention the injury, or if they did?”

Loss Grief Mourning Ambiguous Loss

Book:Hit Hard: One Family's Journey of Letting Go of What Was--and Learning to Live Well with What Is

Source: Hit Hard: One Family's Journey of Letting Go of What Was--and Learning to Live Well with What Is

“Ambiguous disappointment often accompanies ambiguous loss. For so long we disappointed each other--drawing close when the other needed space, keeping our distance when the other needed closeness, misreading each other's cues about whether an incident was comedic or catastrophic in the other's opinion, misjudging which of our children needed us most at any given moment.”

Relationships Loss Grief Marriage Mourning

Book:Hit Hard: One Family's Journey of Letting Go of What Was--and Learning to Live Well with What Is

Source: Hit Hard: One Family's Journey of Letting Go of What Was--and Learning to Live Well with What Is

“You are supposed to know which door to knock on, that I will open it.”

Love Mother Loss

Book:Keep This to Yourself

Source: Keep This to Yourself

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