Tag Archives: Bereavement

Lyrics

Posted on October 31, 2018 by vickmcq

Weekend away was sooo good. Loved it, it was like bright warm sunshine breaking through the clouds of a foggy dark miserable day. Saw old friends which was really really lovely. Learnt about the beautiful Gospel and was taught how … Continue reading →

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Small wins.

Posted on October 22, 2018 by vickmcq

After a weekend of an avalanche of grief, when in the valley of the shadow you have to take the “small” wins. My wins today are I am up, showered, dogs have been walked and fed and I’ve made and … Continue reading →

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Trying to keep going

Posted on October 9, 2018 by vickmcq

Didn’t go work on Saturday. Just couldn’t. I had seen something in a shop the day before that had reminded me of John (still can’t bare to think of it to write what it was here…) and it knocked me … Continue reading →

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Decisions, decisions… (or the importance of theology for me)

Posted on September 8, 2018 by vickmcq

Since John passed away I haven’t really made many decisions. Partly this is a conscious decision (hmmm?) because my mind has been everywhere and I don’t want to make a rash or wrong decision. One decision I made fairly soon, … Continue reading →

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The (kind of, ish) lighter side of grief

Posted on August 30, 2018 by vickmcq

My mum told me that when I was really stressed I would sleep talk and sing adverts in my sleep, particularly around the time of my exams and John told me I slept talk when I really stressed and he … Continue reading →

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Silence

Posted on August 22, 2018 by vickmcq

I’ve been trying to find my blog post where I talk about my uni residential in January but I can’t find it… maybe I dreamt that I wrote which is a high possibility. At my January residential 2 lecturers independently … Continue reading →

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Pulled in every direction.

Posted on August 20, 2018 by vickmcq

Seen my bereavement therapist. She said I was emotionally exhausted and to take sometime off work to recover. Which I have done. Of course this grief is very different to John’s grief for all the obvious reasons that they were … Continue reading →

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