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Letter 5 – Are You There, or What
Hi, Garrett. My counselor tells me that I need to find a way to go towards love. That there is love that you have to give, that you still are able to share with me. She is telling me that you are out there. Are you there?
Letter 39 – Liam
Dear Garrett, Liam died. You were so shocked to hear it. We all were. I never expected it. I thought he was doing well. I wanted him to be doing well. You were in high school. A junior. The two of you had such a history together. Good friends, true friends, followed by a slow…
Letter 80 – My Beautiful Boy
My beautiful boy. I loved you from the moment you were born, right up to second that you died. I love you now. I don’t know if our story is over. I don’t know if the one time I saw you will be all that there is. But I do know this. I know…
Letter 61 – The Horse Ranch
Garrett, One the places where you felt at home was at Sheila’s ranch. If we could have moved you there, we would have. You loved horses. From an early age you wanted to learn how to ride. I sought out different camps for you and one day, I came across the website for Sheila’s…
Letter 67 – The Night You Died
Garrett, The time has come. I need to be able to talk about the night you died. I’ve nibbled around the edges of it and now I need to face that day. I don’t want to. There is so much sadness and regret surrounding it. But I have to be able to do it,…
Letter 51 – Compassion
Dear Garrett, Tricia has said that the level of grief one experiences is dependent on the level of attachment you had with that person. I think for many people who haven’t experienced the grief of death, to hear about a death is a momentary shock. It might make them consider for a minute their own…