So many of us are 'Allen' when it comes to grief. We can be labelled this way or that, but we have all used magical thinking....in grief, in pain, in panic and in confusion. Those who have tried it, know it helps us continue to breathe. Thanks Linda, for sharing this.
Thanks for commenting, Charu. Allen's journey was not an easy one, but he ultimately came to understand that while his father was no longer physically present, he could still love and communicate with him. And I found a way to mourn not the sick man Ron had been, but the husband I had married.
So many of us are 'Allen' when it comes to grief. We can be labelled this way or that, but we have all used magical thinking....in grief, in pain, in panic and in confusion. Those who have tried it, know it helps us continue to breathe. Thanks Linda, for sharing this.
Thanks for commenting, Charu. Allen's journey was not an easy one, but he ultimately came to understand that while his father was no longer physically present, he could still love and communicate with him. And I found a way to mourn not the sick man Ron had been, but the husband I had married.