Comments on: Dealing With Grief – About Dusan Nedelko http://www.mama-knows.com/featured-articles/about-grief.html Homemade Recipes, Parenting and Gardening Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:04:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Suzanne http://www.mama-knows.com/featured-articles/about-grief.html/comment-page-1#comment-712 Suzanne Sat, 17 Apr 2010 20:26:45 +0000 http://www.mama-knows.com/uncategorized/about-grief.html#comment-712 Dear Hanna, I came to your site looking for Tea Biscuit recipes and started to get to know you. I am so sad to hear about your son. I wish you every good thing to help you deal with this tremendous loss. Suzanne Dear Hanna,
I came to your site looking for Tea Biscuit recipes and started to get to know you.

I am so sad to hear about your son. I wish you every good thing to help you deal with this tremendous loss.

Suzanne

]]> By: Hanna Trafford http://www.mama-knows.com/featured-articles/about-grief.html/comment-page-1#comment-665 Hanna Trafford Sun, 21 Mar 2010 20:22:23 +0000 http://www.mama-knows.com/uncategorized/about-grief.html#comment-665 Dear Maureen! I have read your words over and over and can't thank you enough for writing to me - the wildlands are still very much wild, but I am working hard on accepting what has happened, fully realizing that I have no choice. My love to you as well and hope we can stay in touch. Dear Maureen! I have read your words over and over and can’t thank you enough for writing to me – the wildlands are still very much wild, but I am working hard on accepting what has happened, fully realizing that I have no choice. My love to you as well and hope we can stay in touch.

]]> By: Maureen Hunter http://www.mama-knows.com/featured-articles/about-grief.html/comment-page-1#comment-644 Maureen Hunter Mon, 08 Mar 2010 12:46:55 +0000 http://www.mama-knows.com/uncategorized/about-grief.html#comment-644 Hi Hanna Would love to keep in touch. Remember, it is your personal journey and all I can do is let you know what has helped me, for you it has to be something that feels right for you and helps you. Do that and it will be the greatest gift you can give yourself. If you ever would like to chat, cry or rant my email is info@esdeer.com.au Love & hugs Maureen Hi Hanna
Would love to keep in touch. Remember, it is your personal journey and all I can do is let you know what has helped me, for you it has to be something that feels right for you and helps you. Do that and it will be the greatest gift you can give yourself.
If you ever would like to chat, cry or rant my email is info@esdeer.com.au
Love & hugs Maureen

]]> By: Maureen Hunter http://www.mama-knows.com/featured-articles/about-grief.html/comment-page-1#comment-636 Maureen Hunter Thu, 04 Mar 2010 04:50:48 +0000 http://www.mama-knows.com/uncategorized/about-grief.html#comment-636 Dear Hanna My heart goes out to you and my arms wrap around you, from one bereaved mother to another. I too lost my son in an accident 3 years ago, and like you my life was turned upside down when the police arrived at my door in the middle of the night. It is very very early days for you and the main thing you can do right now is be very very gentle with yourself. As you say there is no right or wrong way to grieve and our responses can be so different. I think the foundation is a great idea, as I have coped the best by maintaining rituals that still connect me with my son, Stuart. This is what has helped me 1) Journalling my feelings and writing to Stuart 2) Keeping his ashes and photos in a locket/urn pendant that I wear all the time 3) Getting support from The Compassionate Friends and online support groups to share 4) Honouring my sons name and helping others who are grieving by setting up my online website and business, Esdeer 5) Reading everything I could about what to expect from grief and how others have coped 6) Accepting that whatever I feel is OK and that the death of my son is not something I will ever get over, but adapt to. He will always be my son and part of my life 7) Finding ways to connect and establishing new rituals around Stuart (ie lighting a candle on certain days, donating to his favourite charity on special anniversaries, etc etc) Hanna - I call grief, the wildlands - it truly is. Love and Blessings Maureen Dear Hanna
My heart goes out to you and my arms wrap around you, from one bereaved mother to another. I too lost my son in an accident 3 years ago, and like you my life was turned upside down when the police arrived at my door in the middle of the night.
It is very very early days for you and the main thing you can do right now is be very very gentle with yourself. As you say there is no right or wrong way to grieve and our responses can be so different.
I think the foundation is a great idea, as I have coped the best by maintaining rituals that still connect me with my son, Stuart.
This is what has helped me
1) Journalling my feelings and writing to Stuart
2) Keeping his ashes and photos in a locket/urn pendant that I wear all the time
3) Getting support from The Compassionate Friends and online support groups to share
4) Honouring my sons name and helping others who are grieving by setting up my online website and business, Esdeer
5) Reading everything I could about what to expect from grief and how others have coped
6) Accepting that whatever I feel is OK and that the death of my son is not something I will ever get over, but adapt to. He will always be my son and part of my life
7) Finding ways to connect and establishing new rituals around Stuart (ie lighting a candle on certain days, donating to his favourite charity on special anniversaries, etc etc)

Hanna – I call grief, the wildlands – it truly is. Love and Blessings

Maureen

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