Category: Grief / Healing
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Capture the Moments
On Valentine’s day (2022), we went throughout the day like it was just another ordinary day. Theo and I have never celebrated Valentine’s Day on the 14th, but we always did a date sometime shortly after the holiday. After a long day of working and playing with Archer, we got him in the bathtub. We…
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Photos
When Archer got sick, I became hard on myself for not getting enough pictures of him while he was healthy. When Archer passed, I became harder on myself for this. I have a few photos of Archer and me, but a ton of him with Theo. I think that is because they genuinely were buddies,…
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Update: Zoo Bench
When Archer passed away, we asked, instead of flowers, for his Celebration of Life that people consider donating to either Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin or the Milwaukee County Zoo. We are so pleased to say that we met both donations! Thank you to all who donated. At the Milwaukee County Zoo, we got a bench…
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Five
Wow, you’ve officially been gone half as long as we were blessed with you on this earth. These past few weeks have been some of the toughest. Mama and Daddy miss you, Archer. Sometimes the weight of missing you feels like more than we can handle. Just know we have each other, and we will…
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The Dynamic Duo
My brother Landon wrote this blog and sent this over to me this week. He wanted to share his heart. Sometimes I forget that Theo and I didn’t just lose Archer, but my family lost him too. They had hopes and dreams for him and what our family would look like. Batman and Robin. Green…
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Labor Day Weekend
This Labor Day was both challenging and promising. I learned a lot about myself. My family and I went to Minnesota to visit family and go to both the Mall of America and their State Fair. The last time that Theo and I were at a state fair was with Archer. In 2021 it rained…
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Crayons
Excuse my french…losing a child sucks. You used to see a world full of life and color; now, everything feels so dark. You wonder what good can ever come out of losing one person who means the most to you in life. You feel like your heart was ripped out of your chest. You feel…
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Muster Up
Sometimes mustering up the strength to make it through each day seems impossible. I wake up in the morning feeling like the day will be more than I can handle. However, I know work must get done, and life moves on. Most days go off without anything super notable happening, but the ‘special’ days are…
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Transition Period
My parents recently sold their home and are living with Theo and me during this transition period. We are beyond grateful to have them with us for a while. It gives me peace knowing that there will be people in my house to whom I can always go when I need someone to talk to.…
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Off To Camp
About a month ago, Theo and I received a letter from the Children’s Hospital Bereavement Team. We had been invited to a family grief camp event. It was a day-and-a-half event where families could bring their children and all process the grief they are experiencing by losing a child or sibling. The camp only had…