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Post by mum2rachel on Mar 25, 2007 20:59:22 GMT
Early this morning I had a phone call from a friend who lives down my road , it was just sobbing, her husband died last Sunday, her youngest child is 10. I didn't know what to do , so I held her & hugged her and listened to her . She told me it felt like her heart had been ripped out without anaesthetic. Today we visited my second son at his Mencap college, the eldest son came down from Cardiff and with the girls we went for ameal to celebrate our 25th wed. anniv. So much to be thankful for, people have said how sorry they are Rachel has downs syndrome, as well as the learning difficulties etc that our son has, but i tell you today I was bursting with love and pride as I shared that meal with my lovely family. I have so much to be thankful for. I could almost physically feel my friends grief, I wish i could have bottled the feeling i had today with my family so that I could share it with her and perhaps in some small way help her. Sorry to go on but it struck me what a day of opposites it has been.
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Post by Tace on Mar 26, 2007 9:15:17 GMT
you sound like a good friend, and you did help, just by being there and listening, sometimes its all we can do for someone. It doesn't feel like much to us maybe but it does to them
T x
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Post by shirley on Mar 26, 2007 11:00:30 GMT
Aww that is sooo sad about your friend. My DH and his sister were only 16 and 10 when they lost there dad and I can tell you it is hard for them even now. I hope that your friend starts to feel a bit better soon. Its at times like this that you really look at your own life and realise, just as you say, that things are never that bad . I know that now when I look at Grace or even think about her downs that I actually feel really blessed to have her.
Not sure that any of that made any sense but I wanted to you to know that I agree with you and am thinking of your friend xxxx
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