Clea has been dead for 182 weeks (that is three and half years) and I am finding life very difficult. I spend a great deal of my time trying desperately to keep Clea alive. I do many, many small thing… more →
huntersoledadwrote 1 month ago: On this day of solitude (Good Friday) I want to share this enduring image of a man which I hold in m … more →
wrote 1 month ago: Clea has been dead for 182 weeks (that is three and half years) and I am finding life very difficult … more →
wrote 3 months ago: No one is ever prepared for the death of a child but something that hardly anyone mentions is how mu … more →
wrote 3 months ago: Yesterday, it was 175 weeks since my daughter died in Samoa. What does that mean, you may ask? Well, … more →
wrote 4 months ago: Sometimes, there are no words. … more →
wrote 4 months ago: This is our fourth Christmas without Clea. We are in Hoi An, Vietnam, trying to avoid any Christmas … more →
wrote 5 months ago: We still travel. Clea died while we were travelling. We went on a holiday and she didn’t come … more →
wrote 5 months ago: We’ve packed our bags for a trip overseas. As I packed, I knew that within a few days I would … more →
wrote 5 months ago: This is one of my bookmarks. Bookmark I wasn’t sure what it was until Clea’s teacher sat … more →
wrote 5 months ago: “Hi, my name is Trudie and I’m part of the tragedy support group. I’m here to help you cope with my … more →
wrote 6 months ago: I’ve been considering the concept of bravery for sometime now, mainly because people often tel … more →
wrote 6 months ago: Reading is important in our house. We have many, many books; some of our bookshelves have books stac … more →
wrote 7 months ago: Anniversaries are days which are more important to other people. It is when they remember what is ou … more →
wrote 8 months ago: Clea’s own award This is the award that Clea prepared for herself. I think what she has writte … more →
wrote 8 months ago: Last night, I went to my sons’ learning journeys. My husband went with them before school. It is a y … more →
wrote 8 months ago: The little boy lies on a rattan mat next to his mother as his brother walks around and around them i … more →
wrote 8 months ago: I thought the tooth fairy had stopped visiting our house. I am a somewhat reluctant liar and find it … more →
wrote 9 months ago: Windmills and Windsocks The sun is shining The breeze is blowing The windmills twirl And the windsoc … more →
wrote 9 months ago: Until Clea died, I had no understanding of the importance of talking about the weather. I knew there … more →