Hope Bridge

Bereavement (base we walk on) = daily choices to keep going Hope (cables that lifT us up) = that mysterious lift that carries the weight when we feel weak

In HOsPicE we talk alot about bereavement, grief and mourning.  Grief is that gut wrenching emotional pain we feel at a significant loss.  Mourning is the process of ritual and expression to help us work our way through pain.  Bereavement is the daily getting up and choosing to not quit. It's choosing to eat when you don't feel like it.  Go meet with a new friend when you would rather stay home, writing down your thoughts, reading a supportive book, maybe praying and seeking out some help from others that have walked a similar journey. It's leaving a place you can't stay (life with your loved one by your side)  toward a place that can be OK, (life with your loved one only in your memory) maybe... sometimes (your loved one without pain). But that takes time, other people, experimenting with some new thoughts, new ideas and maybe most importantly some hope along the way.  Ultimately our loss doesn’t always have the last word on our lives.