Thank you for sharing such a beautiful reflection, Caroline.
I so relate to the unanswered questions. For various reasons I'm in quite an intense period of grief for my Nana, who I adored and died in 2013 when I was 20. Because her last years were sadly very impacted by Alzheimer's we didn't really get to know each other as two adults. I know we'd have loved each other just as well as when I was a child, but the shape of that love will forever be unknown.
Thank you, Hayley. I am touched to hear this spoke to you, and also sorry about your Nana. It’s such a gift to find understanding in others’ stories, especially amid the questions. Sending you love.
My beloved mother-in-law has been gone 38 years but I've never gotten through November, December and January (our shared birthday month) without days filled with deep grief. She loved everything about Thanksgiving and Christmas. I've tried so hard to keep her joy alive for the family. Does that make my fiction their reality?
Raw, honest, and beautiful. I loved this, and I love your appreciation of the fictions and truths that live inside us all and the quest to hear what is unsaid. You have now completed your year of 'firsts.' Sending love as this anniversary comes and goes. x
Thank you for sharing such a beautiful reflection, Caroline.
I so relate to the unanswered questions. For various reasons I'm in quite an intense period of grief for my Nana, who I adored and died in 2013 when I was 20. Because her last years were sadly very impacted by Alzheimer's we didn't really get to know each other as two adults. I know we'd have loved each other just as well as when I was a child, but the shape of that love will forever be unknown.
Sending you love xx
Thank you, Hayley. I am touched to hear this spoke to you, and also sorry about your Nana. It’s such a gift to find understanding in others’ stories, especially amid the questions. Sending you love.
My beloved mother-in-law has been gone 38 years but I've never gotten through November, December and January (our shared birthday month) without days filled with deep grief. She loved everything about Thanksgiving and Christmas. I've tried so hard to keep her joy alive for the family. Does that make my fiction their reality?
Raw, honest, and beautiful. I loved this, and I love your appreciation of the fictions and truths that live inside us all and the quest to hear what is unsaid. You have now completed your year of 'firsts.' Sending love as this anniversary comes and goes. x
Thank you. Appreciate your kindness always. x
Sending you a squeeze. 🫂 this was beautiful. Catching up on your newsletters is giving me so much coziness on this cloudy Monday. Thank you ❤️🔥
Thank you, Jenovia. I missed you! Lovely to have you back.
I missed YOU! 🥹
What a beautiful and sentimental reflection. You are an incredible writer 💚
Thank you so much 💛
A beautiful reflection 🩷
This is stunning, Caroline, you write about grief so beautifully.
Lovely.
So eloquent and tender. Hope you’re doing okay 💛 Anniversaries can be real rough. Take extra gentle care this week x
Gorgeous.
Love you, love your wisdom on truth and realness. 💕
I loved this post. Sending love. ❤️
Thank you, Joyce. ❤️
Thank you so much for these words ♥️ always appreciate the gentle reminder that grief isn’t a straight line (nor should it be) 🙏
Thank you, Stefie. ❤️
“We are all fiction, as far as I’m concerned, even as we live and breathe…” Woah. Just… yes.
This is perfect, my love <3
Thank you, I love you.
So eloquent. So lovely. Sending you much love this week as you continue to navigate your grief.
Thank you, Kris. I appreciate you.