grief

[nerdychicgeek]

No change yet in my great niece's condition. I hurt for my daughter, and that has me thinking about grief. I was around 13 when someone I was close to died-my grandfather. There are things I'fd like to tell my daughter, when's she's ready to hear them. That age doesn't make it easier to go through. That grief *will* fade with time. I still miss my maternal grandmother, but not with the stabbing pain of years ago. That her memories of her cousin will *not* fade. That grief may or may not have tears. I haven't cried yet. It'll hit me out of the blue later, I know.
I know, even sharing this with her, even if she believes me-that this is something we all have to learn and feel for ourselves. And all we can do is be kind to each other.
And this song is running through my head.

There are places I remember
All my life, though some have changed
Some forever, not for better
Some have gone, and some remain.
All these places have their moments
With lovers and friends
I still can recall
Some are dead and some are liviing
In my life, I've loved them all.

Yet of all these friends and lovers
There is no one compares with you
And these memories lose their meaning
when I think of love as something new
And although I know I'll never lose affection
For people and things
that went before
I know I'll often stop and think about them
In my life, I love you more.