Hi, I’m Daisy! Thank you for visiting and allowing me to share my journey through loss and grief. I hope this website and blog will provide a sliver of comfort to those experiencing loss as well. Sometimes just knowing that you are not alone on this challenging journey can bring a bit of relief. Wishing you hope, light and healing,
Daisy
When Loss Brings Relief, Not Sadness
What if you don’t feel sad after losing someone close to you? Shouldn’t you be heartbroken, devastated and crying? Grief is complex and complicated. And sometimes loss brings relief, not sadness. I’ve been thinking about my grandmother today. Not sure what brought that on, but I went down memory lane…
Grief Is a Long-Term Process
If you simply cannot understand why someone is grieving so much for so long, then consider yourself fortunate that you do not understand. Joanne Cacciatore I was scrolling through Facebook and saw this quote. It made me stop and think. This hit home. It’s so spot-on. In a previous blog…
Grief: All Kinds of Feelings
Grief brings out all kinds of feelings. After losing someone, it’s not just sadness we feel. It’s everything from sorrow to guilt to anger. Grief is messy, it’s a roller coaster of emotions. Feelings like numbness, disbelief, denial, sadness, despair, confusion, pain, depression, anger, resentment, guilt, helplessness and fear are…
One Day at a Time
To those who have lost someone, I’m so sorry for your loss. Grief and loss can be extremely debilitating, often changing the survivor’s life completely. And, as if the gut-wrenching grief and sadness wasn’t enough, many times the death also affects finances, housing, friends, and so much more. In a…
Moving Forward
I saw a video the other day that got me thinking. It was about how some grief organizations only focus on the grief and sadness part, without addressing how to get better. The video made such an important point. The goal is to move forward, to heal and to live…
Remembering the Bad Stuff
Nothing Is Ever 100 Percent Perfect Those of you who have been following my blog probably know that my husband was the love of my life. My everything. He was my whole world. We were married for 22 years. And then he died. When someone you love passes away, I…