Mum bowls over her grief
September 17, 2007 by Anna Farmery
Filed under Grief
Mum is 77 and has always lacked confidence. Dad gave her the confidence and when she lost him nearly 4 years ago, she had no idea how she would recover from her grief.
Yesterday, I was so proud of her. She has been going to a local bowls club for a while, but only when no one else was there…as she felt uncomfortable, she missed Dad by her side. But yesterday, she played for the team. OK I don’t think she will be entering the Olympics soon, but how she
played was not the point. She had pushed herself to socialise, she had pushed herself to do something without Dad by her side….she said that she felt sick before she left home, but she went.
Grief can be disabling, grief can strip you of every piece of self belief….well, if a 77 year old can find the strength than there is hope for us all!
