tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6239796424430952907.post1963999214574330723..comments2023-09-20T00:13:37.931-04:00Comments on One Good Thing: "Stop All The Clocks"Mandy Hitchcockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14365577216317740232noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6239796424430952907.post-24383078275947507742010-08-31T22:03:10.756-04:002010-08-31T22:03:10.756-04:00I am thinking of and praying for you and your fami...I am thinking of and praying for you and your family. <br /><br />Faye B, your neighbor in Michigan ParkAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6239796424430952907.post-10256395082267747332010-06-27T22:39:16.581-04:002010-06-27T22:39:16.581-04:00I'm thinking of you and praying for you.
kim...I'm thinking of you and praying for you. <br /><br />kim johnsonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6239796424430952907.post-2929308543257543582010-06-25T09:01:36.142-04:002010-06-25T09:01:36.142-04:00One of the hardest things for me in the days follo...One of the hardest things for me in the days following my dad's death was that everyone else in the world seemed to be carrying on as usual. I remember riding in the car one day, watching the other cars on the road, watching people nonchalantly walking into a building and thinking "these people aren't even acknowledging that the whole world has stopped." Mandy, I am so sorry that your whole world has stopped. Again. If it is any comfort, your openness in sharing your grieving process has opened up for me, and probably others, an outlet for my own dormant grieving as well. People want to read what you have to say. You are truly amazing. Thank you for sharing.Meredith Woodsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6239796424430952907.post-77845403033637417392010-06-24T14:13:01.114-04:002010-06-24T14:13:01.114-04:00It sounds like your grieving process is hitting ha...It sounds like your grieving process is hitting hard. This is the worst part, Mandy. The urgent "to dos" are done, and some people have returned to routine, and you are left with this pain and the long-term of it has set in. Moving forward without her, new pictures without her in them, new memories without her, new day-to-to transactions without Hudson present - this kills us all, Mandy. I, too, wish I had something more inspiring to say. But I can only imagine how much this hurts and how hard it is to operate, minute to minute. Just know we are still all here for you as you grieve. Hugs.Mandihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11629289260212681873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6239796424430952907.post-12784713957161534622010-06-23T15:22:11.901-04:002010-06-23T15:22:11.901-04:00Oh Mandy, it is so heartbreaking to read this. I ...Oh Mandy, it is so heartbreaking to read this. I wish I had something more profound to say, but my heart is simply heavy for you both during these rough few days.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13279826521347905686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6239796424430952907.post-69096980032095911932010-06-22T16:43:52.952-04:002010-06-22T16:43:52.952-04:00It is so terribly, horribly unfair that this has h...It is so terribly, horribly unfair that this has happened. I don't know, but I can hope that this is the crest of the wave, that after you get through this your pain will diminish a little bit, and that each wave that comes will be smaller than the last. I hate that this happened, I hate that anyone we care about has to hurt this much, and I hate the most that the things that normally comfort you are not. I will pray, as I have and will continue to do, for peace for you and Ed.Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01171863825834003035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6239796424430952907.post-66493844214636204892010-06-22T16:26:27.396-04:002010-06-22T16:26:27.396-04:00Mandy--it seems so wrong and unfair that while I a...Mandy--it seems so wrong and unfair that while I am cherishing the first days with my baby girl, you are grieving for the moments you will never have with yours. Words cannot express how sad I am for you. AllysonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6239796424430952907.post-69746324382201225532010-06-22T13:52:03.030-04:002010-06-22T13:52:03.030-04:00We are wrapping you in healing light. You are not ...We are wrapping you in healing light. You are not alone. I am praying for moments of relief and peace for you and Ed in the midst of all this bone-crushing pain. Melissa FAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6239796424430952907.post-62310847244019424972010-06-22T12:33:18.169-04:002010-06-22T12:33:18.169-04:00Oh if I could, I surely would stop the clocks. Ins...Oh if I could, I surely would stop the clocks. Inside my own grief, I hurt so bad for your hurting and cry for your crying. I know what you mean when you describe feeling like you will break in half for longing. I remember that "I want them back and nothing else will do!" ache in the weeks after my tiny twin boys died. It's awful. I am so sorry that you must feel that. I love you little sister.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6239796424430952907.post-9939617778213598972010-06-22T10:29:21.549-04:002010-06-22T10:29:21.549-04:00I am surprised at how heart-wrenching Hudson's...I am surprised at how heart-wrenching Hudson's death has been for me--a person who never even met her. I have no idea what it would be like to bear your sorrow.JoeANDHannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13877411628445794160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6239796424430952907.post-449815149199467362010-06-22T09:55:09.738-04:002010-06-22T09:55:09.738-04:00Hudson is with you Mandy, this very instant. She ...Hudson is with you Mandy, this very instant. She is wrapped around your heart. Your love is what gave her joy in life, and that feeling of love is what Hudson would want for her dear mother.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6239796424430952907.post-75593724382408799652010-06-22T05:41:37.732-04:002010-06-22T05:41:37.732-04:00Nobody knew there would be a day, moment, time...l...Nobody knew there would be a day, moment, time...like this. I love you my friend. Renee P.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6239796424430952907.post-86172197959219145832010-06-21T23:26:17.338-04:002010-06-21T23:26:17.338-04:00I worry a lot that you and Ed will struggle to be ...I worry a lot that you and Ed will struggle to be yourselves again -- the outgoing, joyful people we all know and love. It would be very easy to never be those people again. And who could fault you? No one could. You have every right to be broken. But I hope somehow, someway, someday you can be yourselves again.Shawn Zellerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03731177329678772824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6239796424430952907.post-73450845159507003092010-06-21T21:37:16.765-04:002010-06-21T21:37:16.765-04:00If there was a way to stop all the clocks, I know ...If there was a way to stop all the clocks, I know that the circle of people surrounding you would do so. And I am so incredibly sorry that there isn't. I continue to pray that this debilitating grief will slowly subside and your beautiful memories of Hudson will remain crystal clear in your mind and heart.LLnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6239796424430952907.post-11146364707872453442010-06-21T21:09:35.986-04:002010-06-21T21:09:35.986-04:00So hard to read this, having just celebrated Ellio...So hard to read this, having just celebrated Elliot's second birthday and knowing that you and Ed never had that with Hudson. Know that you're surrounded by friends, neighbors, family members who will try to offer help in whatever ways we can, even though we don't pretend to understand the depths of the pain and confusion you must be dealing with on an ongoing basis.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com