Grieving
It is so hard to loose the ones you love. Parents and children are the hardest. In the last post I told that in the last 2 years I have lost both parents and a son. For me, our son is the hardest. Don't get me wrong, I loved my parents, but they were up in age and time waits for none of us. My son, however was not. He was only 47 when a very painful disease of pancreatic cancer took him in 18 days. No surgery or chemo could save him, in fact, it would have done more harm and caused more pain at the stage he was in.
Jay was special needs, but somewhat higher functioning. He loved life. He loved his friends until his time was up. God and only God appoints our living and our dying. Jay was a Christian, he understood his need as well as he could and wanted to be so bad. He prayed to accept Christ and was baptized. Loosing him has rocked our world as it has many who have lost. Everyday I read of some child that is murdered in their home or in the streets and in accidents. We see video of parents lashing out in their grief. The question is always WHY. Why that son or daughter and not me? There is no answer this side of heaven, but there is comfort found in God's word.
My wife and I went to a Griefshare group last fall and will again this fall. I would encourage you to find one in your area to attend. It is a very helpful. You can locate one at https://www.griefshare.org You can also sign up for daily emails.
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