Tag Archives: grief

The Sun

Posted on September 9, 2020 by Angelnurse0513

I wake in darkness; it is morning before the sun.  The cats are sure of it, they encourage my rising if only to use my magical opposable thumbs to relieve their hunger. The sky is thunder black and blue, outlines … Continue reading →

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Hugs

Posted on November 24, 2019 by Angelnurse0513

Yesterday I went to the wake of a friend’s husband.  She was in the midst of the emotional turmoil that surely accompanies any one in that moment. Standing in front of the casket greeting people with tears and hugs desperately … Continue reading →

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Finding Love and God

Posted on September 1, 2018 by Angelnurse0513

Some believe that God is Love.  Love is God. That beyond the thin veil of the physical world lies a world of endless Love, eternal Peace and Divine Light.  I am one of those people. I am not preaching, I … Continue reading →

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Glimpses of Eternity

Posted on June 29, 2018 by Angelnurse0513

I’m reading a book by Raymond Moody “Glimpses of Eternity” (lifeafterlife.com). It is his research about people who have share deathbed visions/experiences. These people are not the dying but the loved ones who are engaged with the dying person.  This … Continue reading →

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the Awakening of Love

Posted on June 13, 2018 by Angelnurse0513

I should be amazed, but instead as I see the CROW once again as I pull up to my patient’s house, I just smile. The CROW has become my helper in my world of hospice.  I know when he arrives … Continue reading →

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The Return of the Crow

Posted on May 4, 2018 by Angelnurse0513

I often awaken early to listen to the arrival of the coming day. The birds’ song opens the day with hope and melody, infinite possibilities of what could come, hope for joy, hope for peace, a hope for love on … Continue reading →

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Reclaiming calm

Posted on February 3, 2018 by Angelnurse0513

Yesterday I walked into a hornet’s nest of emotion. My patient and his wife were seemingly upset that their regular aide was not available and the agency had sent a substitute.  This aide had done an excellent job as I … Continue reading →

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All Dogs ( and Cats) Go to Heaven

Posted on September 18, 2017 by Angelnurse0513

  Once the door of grief is opened in your heart it never truly closes and with each new loss it reawakens the old dormant song of goodbye.  The heart only knows love and it does not matter the object … Continue reading →

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A Mother’s Love

Posted on May 10, 2017 by Angelnurse0513

There are many hard things in life, but to me saying goodbye to your child is probably the hardest. It is not something I have experienced directly although my youngest child has been at death’s door twice due to his … Continue reading →

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Ladder to Heaven

Posted on January 30, 2017 by Angelnurse0513

Lily of the Valley prompts childhood memories.  When the delicate white bells of the flower would open in May my mother would bring some inside and their fragrance wafted through the house.  In my child’s mind they were definitely flowers … Continue reading →

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