Dreadful things happen in the world and to people all the time. I have been blessed to have friends and family who are relatively healthy and lucky in life.
A friend of mine a while back sent to me a blog entry from a friend of hers. I do not personally know the author, but she is an incredibly talented and intelligent writer. In the post I was sent, she was trying to come to terms with a friends' loss of twins at a very late stage in pregnancy. To make the chain even longer, in this post, she shared what her father had said about this loss. It was a beautiful text, full of emotion and good sense, and made me (along with probably any other person who read the post) cry.
It's so difficult to console someone who has lost a baby, a relative, or a friend. It's so difficult to find the right words, but not remain silent. I am currently going through this with an aunt who means a lot to me, who is watching her husband suffer from an incurable and probably late-stage cancer.
Sometimes, I am only able to say that these people are in my thoughts, and that I wish all the best for them. It's so insufficient, but I hope that part of my empathy and wish to send energy goes through.
Sorry to hear about your relatives going through a difficult period. That passage you forwarded was indeed very touching. Thank you, dear friend.
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