Blogs about: Clea Salavert

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Image of a Man

huntersoledad wrote 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 →

Tags: clea, Grief, lalomanu, Mother, mourning, Samoa

Keeping the Dead Alive10 comments

huntersoledad 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 →

Tags: Brothers, clea, Daughter, Grief, Memory, mourning, nightmare, Post Traumatic Stress, Tsunami

Confidence Game2 comments

huntersoledad 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 →

Tags: clea, Coping, Daughter, death, Grief, Mother, mourning, Post Traumatic Stress, Stress

175 Weeks2 comments

huntersoledad wrote 3 months ago: Yesterday, it was 175 weeks since my daughter died in Samoa. What does that mean, you may ask? Well, … more →

Tags: Brothers, clea, Daughter, death, mourning, Samoa, School, time

Happy 10th Birthday Clea

huntersoledad wrote 4 months ago: Sometimes, there are no words. … more →

Tags: Birthdays, clea, Daughter, Love

Merry Christmas Chickie5 comments

huntersoledad wrote 4 months ago: This is our fourth Christmas without Clea. We are in Hoi An, Vietnam, trying to avoid any Christmas … more →

Tags: Brothers, Christmas, clea, Daughter, death, Family, Travel

Travelling without Clea1 comment

huntersoledad wrote 5 months ago: We still travel. Clea died while we were travelling. We went on a holiday and she didn’t come … more →

Tags: death, Samoa, Daughter, Christmas, clea, Brothers, Travel

See Ya4 comments

huntersoledad 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 →

Tags: death, Grief, Memory, Love, Christmas, Birthdays, clea, Wishing, Family

The Bookmark1 comment

huntersoledad wrote 5 months ago: This is one of my bookmarks. Bookmark I wasn’t sure what it was until Clea’s teacher sat … more →

Tags: death, School, Daughter, clea, Mother, missing

Tragedy Support Group5 comments

huntersoledad 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 →

Tags: death, Daughter, Love, clea, reality, tragedy, Support

Bravery7 comments

huntersoledad wrote 6 months ago: I’ve been considering the concept of bravery for sometime now, mainly because people often tel … more →

Tags: death, Daughter, Love, clea, Sons, Bravery, Risks, Courage

Clea Salavert Wykes Reading Awards2 comments

huntersoledad wrote 6 months ago: Reading is important in our house. We have many, many books; some of our bookshelves have books stac … more →

Tags: School, clea, Reading, Books

Hope4 comments

huntersoledad wrote 7 months ago: Anniversaries are days which are more important to other people. It is when they remember what is ou … more →

Tags: lalomanu, Tsunami, death, Grief, Samoa, Daughter, Love, clea, nightmare

Clea's Award2 comments

huntersoledad wrote 8 months ago: Clea’s own award This is the award that Clea prepared for herself. I think what she has writte … more →

Tags: lalomanu, Tsunami, death, Samoa, Daughter, clea, today is tuesday

Learning Journey2 comments

huntersoledad 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 →

Tags: School, boys, clea, Sons, Brothers, Learning, Journey, Learning Journey, horrible reality

The Biscuit2 comments

huntersoledad 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 →

Tags: Tsunami, Children, clea, beach, Sons, Mother, Brothers, Sister, Father

The Tooth Fairy1 comment

huntersoledad wrote 8 months ago: I thought the tooth fairy had stopped visiting our house. I am a somewhat reluctant liar and find it … more →

Tags: boys, Girls, clea, Brothers, Sister, tooth fairy

Of windmills and windsocks1 comment

huntersoledad wrote 9 months ago: Windmills and Windsocks The sun is shining The breeze is blowing The windmills twirl And the windsoc … more →

Tags: Grief, Children, Friends, clea, Wishing

The Weather4 comments

huntersoledad wrote 9 months ago: Until Clea died, I had no understanding of the importance of talking about the weather. I knew there … more →

Tags: death, Daughter, clea, Parents, Family, Weather


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