“Grief never ends. It is the price of love.”
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Shauna Matheson - another year comes and goes
“Grief never ends. But it changes. It’s a passage, not a place to stay. It is not a sign of weakness, nor a lack of faith. It is the price of love.”
Those Damn Lilacs
The lilacs off the corner of our deck this month came into full bloom, as they do every year. I love them. And I hate them. And for the same reason.
Shauna Matheson - marking another anniversary of her passing
I read somewhere “Grief is a journey that never completely ends. The scenery changes, and the terrain becomes easier, but there is no point of arrival.” But that’s okay. We’re good with that.
Shauna Matheson - Reflections on an anniversary
Each year on this date, we publish an in memoriam for our daughter Shauna. Today is the 23rd time we have done this, as it was 23 years ago today that, at the age of 14, coming home from a movie with friends, she was hit by a car and died. This is part of our effort to keep her memory alive.
Shauna Matheson, February 13, 1983 – June 7, 1997
The night Shauna died, Janet and I decided whatever parts of her body could be donated to help others, then by all means, yes. We knew deep in our collective soul that would have been her wish. Her injuries were so severe though, that all that could be taken were her corneas. But as a result, two people out in western Canada received the gift of sight.