Grief is a personal burden that many people bear the weight of every day, but the public conversation around the subject does not reflect its ferocity. I’ve spent years trying to put pen to paper to explain my journey through grief but my attempts have been futile. Each person’s encounter with grief is unique, but shared experience can help ease the heavy load, so here’s my story. My relationship with grief began very suddenly on August 14th, 2013. Grief became my new reality, I carried it around with me everywhere I went, like a little goblin on my shoulder.

Source: The Irish Times February 02, 2020 16:30 UTC