I would have to say many of these secondary losses I experienced and in some way after 17 years a few still linger. We don’t often think of these secondary losses, nor do the people in our circle who support us. We did not just lose a child; we lost the life we knew the minute before their death.

We lost the life we’d hoped and dreamt of for ourselves and our child. We are put on a journey we did not plan for nor want.

While I have been fortunate to rebuild a life – it is not without a huge gap/hole that is missing. I think about my Brittany daily even after 17 years this October of her passing. She was and IS a part of who I am today.

Thank you to https://www.missingpiecesgrief.org/blog/secondary-losses

This graphic is a perfect way to tell the story of the wake devastation left behind after losing a loved one. Especially a child, an only child.

Until Next Time,
M