Eventually, for most of us, we must slowly move through our emotion charged path. An understanding of the grieving process and coping ideas can aid our walk. We need to acknowledge and express our feelings so they will no longer dictate our every moment. We must take the responsibility to heal. Moving forward means learning, changing, coping, but not forgetting.
Every primary loss leads to numerous secondary losses.
These additional losses increase our emotional roller coaster causing more confusion and pain. As we recognize these losses, we begin to understand how far reaching our loss is. As we come to understand there impact on our lives, we begin to cope with some of our reactions. All of these losses do not affect every person who has had a loss. The following poems and stories speak to some of these losses.