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Dads, daughters and loss

kagranju — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 19:41:47 +0000

My friend J just lost her father. Two months before he died somewhat unexpectedly, she wrote this lovely and evocative blog post about their relationship. Reading it made me miss my own daddy all over again.

Lately, I feel like there is so much loss around me – so many instances of people I care about losing people they care about. In my own life, I’ve lost my toddler cousin, my grandfather, my father and my firstborn son -named after my father – just in the past five years. This all came after a lifetime spent without being touched by death in any personal way; I had never even been to a funeral until I was in my 30s.

Huge condolences to J and her family. Losing a parent is terrifically hard.

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Other grieving mamas online?

kagranju — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 13:40:39 +0000

Does anyone have any recommendations for other blogs written by parents who are grieving the loss of their children? I’ve read some absolutely stunning ones from mothers who have suffered the loss of a pregnancy or infant (including my beloved cousin Julie’s blog about her life since losing her two year old, Ward in a tragic accident in 2005) but I’d also like to connect with parents who have lost children after infancy/early childhood. If you have any suggestions, would you please leave them in the comments below?

Thank you.

-Katie

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Go read this blog

kagranju — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 12:51:40 +0000

My sweet friend John Cave Osborne is the father of toddler triplets, the stepfather of an adorable little girl, and an absolutely wonderful writer who just keeps getting better. We actually met about seven or eight years ago when he took a writing class I taught through the University of Tennessee. I realized pretty quickly that he was a better writer than I was, and I’m so glad that he’s now actively writing for public consumption. You can read his stuff at his blog, and you can also order his new book there. This week he’s writing about his older sister’s critical illness with such clarity and compassion that you will feel like you are holding her hand with him. It’s painful and lovely work he’s producing in the midst of his grief.

My thoughts and love are with John and his family as they deal with this incredibly painful and difficult time in their lives.

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Another blogger’s son

kagranju — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 11:47:24 +0000

A local blogging friend of mine, Rich Hailey (you will note if you visit his blog that we are as idealogically different as two bloggers can be, but we’re still friends) has an 18 year old son hospitalized right now with traumatic brain injury and other complications following a terrible car accident. Rich’s son Luke was being admitted to the hospital on the day Henry died, and Luke is still there. It’s been a rough road for this family. If you have a moment, stop by Rich’s blog and give him some support on this Father’s Day weekend. He’s a very loving father who is living through a truly terrible experience with his son.

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A blog memory album for Henry

kagranju — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 17:51:14 +0000

My friend and coworker Shane Rhyne has offered me an incredibly lovely gift by finding and listing all of the blogging conversation that’s taken place about Henry since his death two weeks ago.

Some of the blog entries have been so beautiful that I’ve broken down in tears. I truly appreciate that people are telling Henry’s story to their own teenagers and in their communities.

That’s my promise to Henry and his siblings – we will continue to tell his story and it will make a difference for other families dealing with an addicted child.

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Henry – Utah

kagranju — Sat, 12 Jun 2010 12:13:32 +0000

Thanks to Monica for this gorgeous shot. (I love, love, love these photos. And so would my wandering hippie child, Henry)

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Henry – Brooklyn

kagranju — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 00:08:25 +0000

From one of my motherartist heroes, Ayun Halliday.

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Henry – Red Rocks

kagranju — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 00:03:02 +0000

Loveliness from Carrie Mahan Groce

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Henry- Cambridge, England

kagranju — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 23:59:29 +0000

From dearest Bee Lavender

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Remembering Henry near and far

kagranju — Sun, 06 Jun 2010 07:05:06 +0000

Love, love, BIG LOVE to Ayun Halliday and other dear friends who remembered Henry wherever they happened to be today. I will always treasure these photos.

Created with Admarket’s flickrSLiDR.

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