Anniversaries of losing someone is strange.

Why is any day any more important than any other…when missing someone?
Time in some ways helps you cope with anniversaries but never takes away the pain.

I also find that the biggest benefit is that other people give you space, they understand that you may not be 100%, they accept more easily that you are grieving.
The rest of the time although you clearly will never get over the pain, people who don’t understand grief think that you should be progressing back to …what would you say ‘normality’? Mind you that then begs the question what …read more

I know that many of us are finding September a tough month as we “celebrate” anniversaries – mixed with those feelings,I keep opening the paper and seeing the most awful tragedies

The shooting in Finland of 10 students 
Hurricanes across the world
Wars destroying families
Mothers who kill their children 

This is a strange month in which I balance the happiness of enjoying that time with my mum and the heartache of the loss of both loved ones and hearing of the death of others.Are we just more sensitive to news of bereavement? Does death or loss stand out to us more? Has death always …read more