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Growing in Grief

Death. It is something that everyone will experience at some point in their life. It is the one thing that is promised for us all, some sooner than others and some more than others. We will all experience great loss, hold the hands of family and friends as they cope with great loss, and eventually we will experience death for ourselves. I am not sure if anyone is ever ready or if anyone is prepared for any type of death. Is it because we don't talk about it? Is it because we don't want to experience it? Or are we in denial of the one thing that all of us are guaranteed at some point?


I am not here to answer all of the questions regarding death, although I wish I could. I am here because over the last 4 years and 8 months death has greatly impacted my life. I lost my son, Bennett, in June of 2018 at one year old. I struggle, I cry, I collapse, and I question it constantly, but I have also grown in my grief that has surrounded my great loss. I have changed, I have grown, and I have loved more in the last 56 months than I believe I ever could have. I am here to share my experience and my growth. I am hopeful that throughout my journey and pain I can shed some much-needed light on child loss. If you are a newly bereaved parent, grandparent, sister, brother, aunt, uncle, niece, nephew or friend - my experiences and my heart will hopefully help you better understand and connect with child loss. You see, child loss never goes away. It grows over time, it changes constantly, and you live with it forever. I am not perfect. My story is not perfect. I do a lot of things wrong, but I also have done a lot of things right. I grow with each breath I take. I live in the moments that will bring me one step closer to my son. My favorite thought that helps me through this horrific and unimaginable pain is knowing I am always "one day closer" and I am cherishing the moments I have until I see Bennett again.


So, welcome to my blog "Moments to You". There are so many precious moments to remember of your child and also so many wonderful moments your child will have their hand in until you see them again. I have mixed emotions that you are here. I am sad for the reason that has landed you here but I am also happy to share my journey in hopes it will help you stumble, sometimes gracefully, through your own.


Krysten

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