I have tried to live my life without regret. I don't think I mean that the way most people do...most of the time I work so that I don't have anything in my past that I would regret, but when there are those things, I try to fix things, forgive myself (and others) and move on.
But then certain regrets stick around. Those usually are the ones that I couldn't change if I tried, and with what I knew at the time, made the best decision I could. The regret only comes from hindsight.
10 years ago today, I made a statement. I was so close to the end of my pregnancy. A pregnancy which totally surprised me in its misery, and I was just hanging on to the hope that once I wasn't pregnant anymore, I wouldn't be sick anymore.
"I almost don't care about the baby, I just don't want to be sick anymore."
How could I have known that in 3 mere days, I wouldn't be sick anymore. And I wouldn't have the baby either.
51 weeks a year I have forgiven myself for this. But this week? The last week of April, the last week of Cora's life. This week, it hurts. And I know no other way but to FEEL it. This week I let the wracking sobs come until I can't breathe.
I know she'll be mine forever. I know I will see her again one day. Reminding me of that doesn't help it not hurt right now.
This sucks. I hate that anyone has to be here.
Friday, April 29, 2016
Saturday, April 2, 2016
#stillhissister
Patrick has been talking a lot about Cora lately. I'm not sure why, but I remember Erin doing the same thing at about the same age. Maybe as their understanding of death matures, their need to connect does too. Anyway, he's been "reminding" me that she's still a part of our family a lot.
In the car today, on the way to the store, Allison and Patrick got into an argument. She counted 6 people in our family and Patrick kept insisting that she was wrong, and there were 7. And he kept getting upset about it. So I had to explain that they are both right. It is okay to just count the people in the car, because Cora died and isn't with us anymore, so every day there are just 6 of us. But since Cora IS still part of our family, Patrick is right too, and she counts. She is still his sister.
At the store I walked into the garden center looking for some iris bulbs and was surprised by more Cora Vincas. I had actually forgotten about them, and was delighted. And of course bought some.
Well, Patrick found out that they were called Cora and insisted on helping me plant them in the empty spot I found by my tree.
This is the second time in as many days that she's popped out at me. Yesterday I found a garden fairy with red hair and purple wings. Erin and Allison have been asking for a garden fairy for ages, but it was the first time one really felt like she belonged in my garden. (what little of a garden I have anyway)
It is nice to get her popping up like that. Today is the anniversary of my first "last," the last pregnant picture I have with her, and April is always hard for me. So to have her manifesting, especially this year (the big 10), is nice.
In the car today, on the way to the store, Allison and Patrick got into an argument. She counted 6 people in our family and Patrick kept insisting that she was wrong, and there were 7. And he kept getting upset about it. So I had to explain that they are both right. It is okay to just count the people in the car, because Cora died and isn't with us anymore, so every day there are just 6 of us. But since Cora IS still part of our family, Patrick is right too, and she counts. She is still his sister.
At the store I walked into the garden center looking for some iris bulbs and was surprised by more Cora Vincas. I had actually forgotten about them, and was delighted. And of course bought some.
Well, Patrick found out that they were called Cora and insisted on helping me plant them in the empty spot I found by my tree.
This is the second time in as many days that she's popped out at me. Yesterday I found a garden fairy with red hair and purple wings. Erin and Allison have been asking for a garden fairy for ages, but it was the first time one really felt like she belonged in my garden. (what little of a garden I have anyway)
It is nice to get her popping up like that. Today is the anniversary of my first "last," the last pregnant picture I have with her, and April is always hard for me. So to have her manifesting, especially this year (the big 10), is nice.
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