Bereaved mother

There are moments that shatter a mother at the cellular level. This piece captures the instant I learned of my son Larry’s death — not through words, but in the devastation written across his father’s face. It is the closest I can come to describing a grief that exists beyond language, beyond breath, beyond what a human heart is built to bear.

From one grieving mother’s heart to another,I’m sending you love and so much strength…There are no rules for grieving and time becomes insignificantin so many ways now. I’m not going to lie to you.It will never be okay. It will never become easy.And the sorrow of losing your son or daughter will never lessen.What I…