Elliot’s Memorial Sermon
Elliot Memorial Sermon by Pastor. Palle Flyger Dear Agnes and Jeppe! Now we are here, at the beginning of the journey of the great goodbye to your son Elliot. Everything went fine with the pregnancy, you did well, and there were no signs of anything wrong. The doctors and the midwife were all happy. You […]
Five months in grief
My phone pinged the other day, the text started “Hope you are feeling so much better,” and another read, “I see you are doing great now!” It boggles my mind! Wow! What kind of appearance do people choose to see in me? It’s been five months, Shouldn’t she feel better? Which stage of grief is […]
Letter to my husband on a bereaved father’s day
Dear J, You are a wonderful husband and today, I see you as a loving father. You were a father when I screamed your name, seeing the second line on a stick, when we stood in awe, what it all meant. You were a father when you never failed to ask every morning “How is […]
70 days in grief
When people ask “How are you?” I really wish I could give a one-word answer, but I figured out it’s not as simple as that. There are still so many more emotions that I cannot verbalize yet. How does grief feel? Grief is not a linear curve as I assumed it was. It’s not in […]