Cameron was an amazing little girl who died on January 19, 2006. She was truly one of the most precious people to ever walk this earth. As her parents, we will never be able to express the loss we feel now that Cameron is gone. Helpful Quotes I Have Found
I have found some words on grief which I have found helpful. Most of them come from Senator Ted Kennedy’s book True Compass, which I highly recommend.
“It has been said that time heals all wounds. I don’t agree. The wounds remain. Time–the mind, protecting its sanity–covers them with some scar tissue and the pain lessens, but it is never gone.” Rose Kennedy
“There are no words to dispel your feelings at this time, and there is no time that will ever dispel them. Nor is it any easier the second time than it was the first. When one of your children goes out of your life, you think of what he might have done with a few more years, and you wonder what you are going to do with the rest of yours. Then one day, because there is a world to be lived in, you find yourself a part of it again, trying to accomplish something–something that he did not have time enough to do.” Joseph Kennedy, Senior
“Every single one of us, if we are awake to the brokenness of the world and of our lives, wonders at some point, ‘How could you allow this, God? I believe, but help me in my unbelief!’ ” Ted Kennedy
“When you bury your parents, you bury the past, but when you bury your child, you bury the future.” Unknown
“Fiction is unlike life in that fiction has to make sense.” Unknown
I appreciate all of you who read these words and who support our family with your prayers and friendship.
Ann
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January 31st, 2010 at 7:57 pm
Mom, these are beautiful quotes– and painfully true. It is in hearing the words of a bereaved parent, that I can know I am not alone. I am not the only mom to have lost a child. It is those others who have who can truly understand. What an unfortunate group to find myself a part of. I love you and I know that you have hurt as much as I have. We are strong in our weakness. We are hopeful in our sorrow. We are mother and daughter. And we will see her again!