Meaningful Wednesday
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Nov 9, 2022 • 37M
Meaningful Wednesday
Grief, goodness & the snuffling of Reindeer
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Abi Roberts
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Meaningful Wednesday
I have a limp after a bad motorcycle accident in 2015, ( won't mention my other limp) I had one leg slightly shortened to help fuse my femur back together after 3 failed attempts. At least I have a leg,, as for cancer my misses went into hospital with a chest infection in November 2015, she'd been in 10 days or so and whilst visiting she said " I've got cancer but don't worry they said I'll see Christmas, Bombshell..!!! She said it so casual I didn't know how to react, she passed away on the 8th of December and was cremated on the 23rd 2 days before Christmas. Needless to say I haven't celebrated Christmas since. I wrote her a poem 2 days after she died which is tattooed on my leg, ( the good one) her ashes are with me and I kiss them before bed every night, The last line of the poem reads " Goodnight my love for now at least for when we meet I'll be at peace " I hope we meet❤ Babs..
I closed my Facebook account last December, it was one of my better moves, just wish that I had done it sooner. However, I spend too much time on Twitter. I feel compelled to engage with people on Twitter as it is impossible to do so with my family. SubStack is a lifeline for me and of course so much more personal.
Grief is so hard to deal with and everyone deals with it differently. After my brother was murdered in America, I was distraught. It took years before I could even talk about my brother without breaking down. Now without my brother in my life it feels like I have a wound that won’t completely heal and I know that will never change.
On a lighter note, are there any SubStack people going to the GETTR sponsored comedy show in London on 21 November?