September 24, 2010
Those who have not experienced the loss of someone important in their lives are not intentionally hurtful, but they can’t understand the scale of pain that is endured by those who are grieving. A splinter in the finger is pain until a piece of your heart is ripped out. Those who don’t understand measure time with a watch. The mourner measures time with a calendar. The others want to know if you are “better”. You sometimes wonder if you are still alive.
Yet some there are who have walked this road before you. Stopping briefly along the path to sit with those on the same journey can bring some comfort, even without words. Isolation melts away like a brief snow in spring. Companions can heal what good advice cannot.
Join us October 3, 2010 at 2 pm in Auditorium B at the Elkhart Hospital as we set aside a few moments to remember those who are no longer with us. Pain doesn’t last. Memories do.
