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It’s the other losses that are going to break me
grief, loss and grief, secondary losses, grief and secondary losses Denise Van Meter grief, loss and grief, secondary losses, grief and secondary losses Denise Van Meter

It’s the other losses that are going to break me

A reality of living with a loss is that it’s not the only thing that gets changed. Everything else around us changes too. We grieve our primary loss, such as the death of our person, job loss, divorce, changes in our health…
These can traumatic enough. But, there are other losses which come also. They are often called secondary losses, and their impact intrudes in areas we had thought were safe.

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Remembering
Denise Van Meter Denise Van Meter

Remembering

I can’t undo the losses each of us have lived through. I can’t bring back those whom each of us are grieving. However, I offer these thoughts, and I pray they provide some comfort.

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Grief is something I never asked for
Denise Van Meter Denise Van Meter

Grief is something I never asked for

So many times I sat at our kitchen bar and wept as I read words I needed to hear. Words I wish had been spoken over a younger me when my mom died, I moved away from home for the first time, my husband and I had a miscarriage, and so many other losses. I wept knowing it was now my task to walk with others and help make their way a little less painful.

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