A Seven-Year Goodbye

A Seven-Year Goodbye: A Journey Through Child Loss and beyond, is about the first seven years following the death of my son Aaron. It is also a way to keep his memory alive. I look forward to introducing him to you.

This is not a “Grieving for Dummies” book, nor is it designed to depress or frighten you. But this is an extension of my sincere desire to reach out and offer my hand and heart to those who are grieving and to those who support us. My memoir is written with honesty and humor. It is told through some of the letters I’ve written to Aaron, and by moments in time that relate to the aftermath of his death. Devastated and broken, I had to find my way out of the darkness and back into the light. I will take you through some of my deepest thoughts, feelings, and my healing process on the following pages of this book.

Aaron is still my son, and always will be. Nothing can erase the years we had together, or take away my feelings for him. Going through the intense grief and adjusting to this monumental loss has been the hardest work I have ever done in my life.

I could not have made it through this devastation without the support and inspiration from those who have walked this path before me, and those who walk along side of me. My child loss support group gave me the profound gift of connection I so desperately needed. The bond I formed with others who have lost a child has been a life saver. It is now my time to return what has been so graciously given to me.

There was a bright light at the end of my long, dark tunnel. May there be one waiting for you as well.