Since losing people close to me, I have become desperate to understand more about the brain, about death and about dying. Not in a morbid way at all, just in a curious way. For anyone else who wants to understand more I have come across a site called How Stuff Works and especially their section on Death and Dying.
The reason why I like reading is that the more understand, the more I come to terms with the natural side of death. The more I understand the less I fear, the less I fear the more that I can cope with …read more

Over the months I have learned how important it is to talk to yourself…not in a mad way! But in a way that helps you cope with the feelings of grief and depression. When I am down I say

You ARE strong..look how you have coped since his death….
Just take each minute, each hour, each day at a time…
You will get through this moment, it is your heart just needing a little rest in its battle to cope…allow it a moment.
Tears are not a sign of weakness, tears are a sign of someone who has had the joy of loving
I cannot …read more