Coping with Loss Archives : Winter Warrior

I Exist

I hurt all over, and yet I am numb. I believe I have hit a […]

It lurks beneath the still waters, stealthily waiting for the moments when I’m at my […]

I often cry, when I realize you will never see me grow old and gray—you […]

Sometimes it’s way too overwhelming to look too far ahead… For now, just focus on getting through today. 🌈

As my boi would always say, “Ain’t gonna lie…,” before unpacking what was on his […]

As I struggled in my puddle on the shower floor, my Boi’s gentle, calm voice cut through the pain, “Get up momma. You don’t belong down there!”

Paulina was here. It was sooo nice!!! She stayed three days and four nights… But, […]

Days, weeks, and months seem to meld together in such a way that life seems […]

When Josie died, I was overwhelmed with thoughts of, “How do I do this?!!!” Every […]

Cpl Victor Julian Varela Martinez, passed from this life to the next on the night […]

I never could have imagined five years ago that I would be witnessing multitudes of […]

At first, loss can feel like you are living in an absolute nightmare, except you […]