tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8725035943025805254.post1658505068233838530..comments2023-11-05T06:39:10.300-06:00Comments on The World Needs More Pie: 12 Tips for my Fellow GrieversBeth M Howardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14679435390923893550noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8725035943025805254.post-23502501210127428652010-06-08T00:46:31.135-05:002010-06-08T00:46:31.135-05:00I only just found you on Twitter (I love pie!) but...I only just found you on Twitter (I love pie!) but when I came to your blog, I found pieces of a stranger that has been shattered by heartbreak. I really have no words to describe my thoughts and feelings when reading back on old posts about your dear Marcus. I hope someday that the grief isn't so bad. For now, just know that a total stranger has shed some tears for your loss.Jackiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09859775257647144517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8725035943025805254.post-58689825618833629002010-06-05T12:37:56.108-05:002010-06-05T12:37:56.108-05:00I came across this blog when someone Tweeted the l...I came across this blog when someone Tweeted the link and WOW! I am so glad I read this. Number 3 brought tears to my eyes. I suddendly lost my dad on June 24th of last year, ten days after my college graduation and I truly have not been the same since. I've been trying to be my normal, overachieving self but in actuality, I have never felt so alone in my life and it is hard to find strength and motivation while carrying so much grief under the surface. I read the line about getting a job and a paycheck over and over again cause it really spoke to me. According to your standards, my "year" of grieving will be over in a few weeks BUT I'm extending it until the end of the summer because that's when things calmed down for me after my dad died. <br /><br />And speaking about "Loss upon loss", I lost SO many ppl last summer. Ppl don't know what to do when a person dies and that's completely understandable. I didn't know what to do when my dad died either. Anyway, I'm rambling but really I wanted to say thank you for writing this. It helped me a lot (and also made me cry but I've become something of a crier in the past year anyway).Alissa Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06476550633898442095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8725035943025805254.post-28178170709380366552010-06-04T21:51:43.653-05:002010-06-04T21:51:43.653-05:00Wow, Beth - you continue to amaze me!!! Your writ...Wow, Beth - you continue to amaze me!!! Your writing is so easy to read, so meaningful & so theraputic for all of us - whether grieving or not! Thank you!!Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01549670956033489264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8725035943025805254.post-19097394640486030602010-06-04T18:42:44.656-05:002010-06-04T18:42:44.656-05:00This is so simple and true! And validating. I fe...This is so simple and true! And validating. I felt terribly guilty about wanting more time alone (my dad's death was also sudden/unexpected), and about avoiding those dread PWSST. So good to know it wasn't just me! Again, thank you again for being so honest and willing to share.Judehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08389719396641163323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8725035943025805254.post-79572860346622886442010-06-04T09:08:43.832-05:002010-06-04T09:08:43.832-05:00Beth, Beth, Beth! Now I remember why I liked you s...Beth, Beth, Beth! Now I remember why I liked you so much. I wept at your post, I wept at Marcus in his bathrobe. I still have my daughter's blanket from the hospital with tiny dots of blood on it...I will never wash it. Ever. I lost my family too, from the PWSST disease...loss upon loss upon loss. I am surprised I have any tear ducts left. On the brink of divorce - another loss. Please keep writing! You helped me so much today. Love, love, love, Theresa L.T.S. Valenzuelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16843742343871321344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8725035943025805254.post-66685653758586732252010-06-04T03:54:29.400-05:002010-06-04T03:54:29.400-05:00Thanks Beth. Huge hugs back to you for your courag...Thanks Beth. Huge hugs back to you for your courage & honesty. Please come to Paris for dinner with me & the boys. I'll make quiche. You make a pie.Jebuffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00887995266411564557noreply@blogger.com