Comments on: Lighting the Darkness of Grief https://ourlifecelebrations.com/2011/06/lighting-the-darkness-of-grief/ a toast to life's memorable moments... Tue, 16 Jun 2015 20:05:12 +0000 hourly 1 By: denise https://ourlifecelebrations.com/2011/06/lighting-the-darkness-of-grief/#comment-187 Sun, 26 Jun 2011 15:08:15 +0000 http://ourlifecelebrations.com/?p=657#comment-187 Hi Debbie,

Yes, I’m so grateful for Marty opening up to us and sharing his story. He and the bereavement coordinators, Vanessa and Linda at Hospice Care of the West, have given us intimate insight on how new rituals of celebrating life after death can help us navigate the darkness of the grief. I once heard that grief is like a dense, thicket that you have to go right down the middle to get to the other side. You can’t go around it. I believe the four candlelight ceremony and discovering your “new normal” in a community of empathy like a grief group can light and carve out a path that leads you to transformative healing upon reaching the other side of that thicket. A path that allows you to express yourself. You have the space to confront the pain of the loss while simultaneously celebrating the gifts of sharing a lifetime with your loved one.

With gratitude,
Denise Carson

]]> By: Debbie https://ourlifecelebrations.com/2011/06/lighting-the-darkness-of-grief/#comment-186 Sat, 25 Jun 2011 15:41:20 +0000 http://ourlifecelebrations.com/?p=657#comment-186 Thank you Denise. . . For in writing this touching account of Marty’s experience through his personal grief process, you give the gift of hope for those facing loss. I am especially interested in the concept of a “new normal” – an opportunity to grow, change, even flourish, and at the same time cherish memories of the person we love and miss.

Once again, a beautiful depiction of how we “celebrate life” at Hospice Care of the West.

Loving regards,

Debbie Robson
Executive Director
Hospice Care of the West

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