Three years after losing my mother, it’s still hard.
Surrounded by people who support and love me, it’s still hard.
Holding faith and trust in a higher power, it’s still hard.
Knowing coping mechanisms and becoming aware of grief’s triggers, it’s still hard.
It’s still hard because it is hard. It always will be. It won’t be hard every second of every day, but there will certainly be hard sprinkled in on everything I do and experience.
Grief is hard— whether two days in or two decades it can bring you to your knees with ease. It is hard, still…and that’s ok.
If you find yourself in the “it’s still hard” phase, remember…
It is hard.
Because you loved freely.
Because you loved with an intensity some never experience.
Because you miss someone, every single day.
Because pieces of you are missing.
Because you lost your best friend.
Because you lost your lifeline.
Because you miss the sound of her voice and the way your name sounded exiting her lips.
Because you wish things were different.
Because you can’t change the past.
Because you are forever changed by this death.
Because you hurt and you ache.
Because you are grieving.
It’s hard.
Still.
Let the ‘hard’ remind you of the beauty of the ache. That you hold the love of someone incredible. That you loved someone incredible. That you are a better person for experiencing a love so grand, it hurts….still.
hi Chelsea
January 6 2021 time of death 1:50 pm my mom
passed away with covid 19…
January 7 2021 time of death 7:40 am my dad
also passed away covid 19..
about 18 hours I lost both parents by covid-19
It is very hard😢😞
Carmela P.
from montréal québec canada
Hi Carmela! I am so extremely sorry for the heartbreak of losing your mother. You are not alone, though it might seem like it at times. I pray you find comfort and hope on my page, it’s the very reason I created it. I also noticed that you are from Canada. My grandfather was born in Quebec! He was French-Canadian and he and my grandmother spoke fluent French. It’s part of my mother’s family tradition that I loved! Thank you so much for writing. I’m honored to have you here. xox, Chels
Jan 10th 2015. I found my brother passed at only 45 years old. He lived with my dad since he had a stroke. I moved in with my dad, staying in the same bedroom I had found my brother in. Aug 8th 2020. I woke up to notice the kitchen light wasn’t on. I then knew my dad had not been up yet. I went to his bedrooms and found him passed as well as I did my brother. Feb. 20th 2022. My mom passed in the hospital and I wasn’t allowed to visit her because of covid. I have lost all my family other than my daughter and cousin and Aunt. My dad’s 2 year of being passed is tomorrow. My brothers b’day is 2weeks after. It’s really hard for me right now. I have the newly loss of my mom and now my brother and dad have rushed into me as well . It is almost unbearable. I miss them so much and feel so alone.