I came across this website today, and found it so encouraging: http://www.silentgrief.com. I've now read 5 of the one page articles, and I think this is a great site some of you might want to check out. Here are a few of the quotes that I found helpful today.

"Grief is like a chameleon and scorpion bred together. It blends into our lives so deviously that we almost don’t know how it rooted itself so deeply into our being. We hardly can see when it comes and goes. All we know is that it’s there, it’s complicated, and it’s real. Then when we put our guard down and things seem like they are going ok, it strikes us without warning. And it hurts."

"A day of grief has been compared to expending the same amount of energy it would take to dig ditches for eight solid hours."

"Most mothers like to talk about their child, and they should be encouraged to do so. By sharing with others, a mother also has the opportunity to validate that her child was real. That is often the most healing aspect of all in child loss. When others help to acknowledge the life of a child, a mother’s heart no longer feels so alone in grief as she is able to keep her child’s memory alive."

Nicole