My friend Sunshine sent me this article about dealing with a miscarriage. I thought it was one of the few articles out there that I cold relate to. Although, I did not like the end. I goes into some crap about hope, and all of my loyal readers know how I feel about hope (frigging OVER it…).
It discusses the difficulty of talking about miscarriage, and that there really isn’t much to say to someone who has suffered one. But I say: It is true there isn’t much to say. But when someone has had a loss — be it parent, child, spouse, friend, colleague, neighbor — there never is. Generally we say, “I am sorry for your loss,” which we know is inadequate, but it has a much deeper meaning: “I am aware of your loss, and aware there’s nothing I can say or do, but I want you to know, I give a crap, and I’m sorry.”




I am sorry is probably the best thing that can be said, like you say it carries the deeper meaning.
I used to get really REALLY upset when people talked things down or ignored it completely. That was bad.
J
By: geohde on October 27, 2008
at 12:55 am
The one thing I hate about blogging is my lack of words to deal with so many situations. So often I wish I could just offer a wordless hug and share my tears. I feel so inadequate saying I’m sorry.
By: Io on October 27, 2008
at 8:59 pm