My Story of the Journey Through the Grief Process – Part 1

(Editor’s note: this is a 10 part story. We will be posting one segment every day.)
By Susan Moss –

The subject of grief rarely ever surfaces in friendly conversation around the dinner table or at the restaurant when dining with friends. We are not prepared to grieve the loss of a loved one, because we are not taught about grief. It is a subject that is avoided as much as possible, and that is sad because grief will sneak upon each of us eventually.

Most of us begin our journey through the grief process totally unprepared, and are very often left alone to sort out the emotions that follow. That is what happened at my house a few years ago. I struggled for what seemed like eons, and along the way I made some discoveries.

I would like to share these discoveries with you my friend. I have put together a 10 part series of articles that can help you work through all the various stages of grief and hopefully come out the other end a stronger person having gone through this troubled time. When you have read the articles that follow, I believe you will be better prepared to face your lonely walk through grief. These articles do a fair job of describing my experiences in the stages of grief. In these articles, perhaps you will find some encouragement and hope as you navigate the rough seas.

When death takes our loved one, our life is forever altered. We lose our sense of what is normal. That heavy dark cloud of grief envelopes us as our security evaporates. We are called upon to make adjustments immediately, adjustments we may not know how to make, or cannot afford to make.

As I began to walk through this dark tunnel of grief, I realized I knew nothing about what was happening to me and I was scared. My emotions were out of control and I was uncomfortable. I am not equipped with a great deal of “common sense” and I have never been one to allow emotions to roam freely. I am also a very private person, not given to seeking advice from friends and family. Instead, whenever I need to know about something with which I am not familiar, I find a book on the subject. So, that was my starting point-the bookstore, looking for something about grief that would help me understand what was happening to me.

I am a retired grandmother of four. I live in the rural South. I love to travel, read, and sprinkle stardust in the lives of my grandchildren.

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