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They left and left behind a silence that's unbearable… Everything passes, except the pain of loss — it stays in the heart like a wound that never heals.

#GriefAndLoss #HealingJourney #MissingYou #PainOfLoss #UnbearableSilence #GriefQuotes #LostButNotForgotten #Heartbreak #EmotionalHealing #ForeverInMyHeart #Quotes #ShareInspireQuotes

Prism & Pen 4d ago

With a grieving heart, I am saddened to share that Locke Besse, friend and supporter to so many, passed away on March 26 from complications of surgery.
https://medium.com/prismnpen/rest-in-peace-locke-besse-friend-to-many-she-gave-so-much-7e0a73eed1a9

#LGBTQ #Allies #InMemoriam #GriefAndLoss

Rest in Peace, Locke Besse, Friend to Many. She Gave So Much.

If you knew Locke from Medium and Prism & Pen, you might like to know more and celebrate her life.

Medium

Ms. Que Banh Mar 31

Me & my family can relate to what Sharman experienced with her Mother's death. Sharman became a death doula after her Mom died.

We still can't afford any family burial plots. We keep Dad's urn with his memorial altar at home.
I got into death doula work in late 2023, months after Dad died.

When you're poor it is super expensive to be sick & it's also expensive to die. Funeral industry is a racket. I had to take out a small loan to cover all of Dad's funeral/memorial services.

https://mstdn.ca/@thetyee/116319135426441927

#Death #Funerals #PoorFamilies #CostOfDeath #DeathDoulas #EndOfLifeCare #GriefAndLoss #FamilyResponsibility

The Tyee (@[email protected])

Zena Sharman writes with candour about how expensive death is for poor families and the compromises that have to be made after someone passes. https://thetyee.ca/Culture/2026/03/27/Zena-Sharman-Staying-Power-Queer-Family-Rules/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=editorial

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jaimedavid327 Mar 27

Thirty, Somehow: A Birthday Reflection on Survival, Loss, and the Fragile Hope of Starting Again

I’m thirty years old today. And I’m sitting here thinking, holy shit. I actually made it. That sentence feels heavier than it probably should. People say it casually all the time, like getting older is just something that happens automatically, like breathing. But for me, and I think for a lot of us whether we admit it or not, making it to thirty doesn’t feel automatic. It feels earned. It feels like surviving something. It feels like crawling through a decade that didn’t always […]

https://jaimedavid.blog/2026/03/27/03/00/00/analysis/jaimedavid327/10290/thirty-somehow-a-birthday-reflection-on-survival-loss-and-the-fragile-hope-of-starting-again/

French Cinema & Subtitles Mar 17

📝 Plot: Two estranged parents reunite in California's Death Valley after receiving a mysterious message from their deceased son. As they navigate the surreal, emotional journey of grief, memories, and unresolved tensions, they confront their past, their relationship, and the connection that binds them to their son in an exploration of love, loss, and reconciliation.

#ValleyOfLove #Drama #Romance #FrenchCinema #ClassicFilm #GriefAndLoss #HumanConnection #LoveAndLoss #Reconciliation