Over the weekend, a guy I grew up with asked his Facebook friends for prayers for his younger sister, K. She’d had a brain aneurysm, he said, and she was coming out of surgery, and they were hopeful. As yet there hasn’t been a happy ending to their story, and it doesn’t look like there will be.
My mom and theirs were close friends when I was growing up, so we spent a lot of time together when we were very young. I have one of those sunny, hazy childhood memories of running around their grandparents’ porch with them — in my mind, their grandfather looked just like Santa — but they moved away and I didn’t see much of them after that so I didn’t know her all that well.
Still: I’m crushed for them. As a mother, as a big sister, as a daughter. That kind of loss would leave such a hole in my life; I don’t know what you do with that kind of grief.
I’m thinking of their family, and I’m praying for them. For a miracle or at the very least for a sense of peace and solace. I don’t know what else there is to do for something like this.
This life is so short, and we’re so fragile.
This is so tough. Sending prayers for this family, and for you as well.
One of my first real experiences with grief over death was when my mom’s really good friend lost her son. I think I was so upset by my mom’s grief that it just really hit me. So it is ok to be upset and sending prayers your way.
I totally agree with your last statement. Life is so short. All my aunt ever wanted was to be a mother. She had her angel babies and then her son Angel was born. She was killed in a car accident when he was 6 months old. He’s 19 now, but I know that hole in his heart is something that can’t ever be repaired. I’ll keep you and the family in my prayers.
I totally agree with your last statement. Life is so short. All my aunt ever wanted was to be a mother. She had her angel babies and then her son Angel was born. She was killed in a car accident when he was 6 months old. He’s 19 now, but I know that hole in his heart is something that can’t ever be repaired. I’ll keep you and the family in my prayers.