Loss of a Child Archives - First Hour Grief Response

It Is Inevitable

Post author:Julie Wolf
Post published:April 1, 2021
Post category:About Grief Healing Healing Through Faith Loss of a Child
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Sleep...why do you elude me? I haven’t slept through the night since my eldest, Levi, was born over 26 years ago. I guess it’s a mom/worry/“what if they need…

Never Normal

Post author:Julie Wolf
Post published:March 26, 2021
Post category:About Grief Loss of a Child
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I’ve seen a number of memes and posts the last couple of weeks about how a year ago, it was the last week of things being “normal,” pre-c@vid19. The world…

A Matter of Time

Post author:Julie Wolf
Post published:March 19, 2021
Post category:About Grief Healing Loss of a Child
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I’ve often heard the quote “time heals all wounds.” Before I experienced the death of my beloved son, I probably would have agreed with this, to a degree. As we mature and…

Grief “Recovery?”

Post author:Julie Wolf
Post published:March 8, 2021
Post category:About Grief Healing Loss of a Child
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When we hear the word “recovery,” we probably think about someone who is doing better after a long illness, or possibly someone in a 12 step program, who is progressing…

All The Feelings

Post author:Julie Wolf
Post published:February 21, 2021
Post category:About Grief Healing How to Help Someone in Grief Loss of a Child
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If there is one thing I have learned so far on this journey, it is that grief is fluid. What I mean is that my feelings can range from deciding…

All The Stuff!

Post author:Julie Wolf
Post published:February 12, 2021
Post category:About Grief Healing Loss of a Child Loss of a Parent Loss of a Spouse
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When my grandparents passed away in the late 80s, and my parents more than 10 years ago, I inherited a couple of pieces of furniture that belonged to my grandparents,…

Can I Forgive?

Post author:Julie Wolf
Post published:February 5, 2021
Post category:About Grief Healing Healing Through Faith Loss of a Child
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We never know what the day may hold, do we? When I was 18 years old, getting ready to graduate from high school, anticipating my future life with excitement, a…

Grief upon Grief

Post author:Julie Wolf
Post published:February 1, 2021
Post category:About Grief Healing Through Faith How to Help Someone in Grief Loss of a Child
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Today, I just can’t... It’s one of those days where it all culminates and puts me into an almost paralyzed state. Compounded grief—ever heard of it? The definition of…

Letting Others In

Post author:Julie Wolf
Post published:January 15, 2021
Post category:About Grief Healing Healing Through Faith How to Help Someone in Grief Loss of a Child Loss of a Parent
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I love to read. I thank my dear mother, who passed away in 2008, for instilling that adoration in me. She would go to the library and check out at…

Calm Down, Move On, Get Over It?

Post author:Debbie Brodfuehrer
Post published:September 19, 2020
Post category:About Grief How to Help Someone in Grief Loss of a Child
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Unexpectedly losing a loved one is hard to understand if you haven’t been through it yourself. It’s hard to describe but I’ll try using a scene from Jaws. I was…