Let #AndreaRosal bury her child
Originally posted at Compassionate justice is allowing #AndreaRosal to bury her child “Malungkot na malungkot ako. Hindi na nga ako pinayagang makasama sa libing ng anak ko, sobrang iksi pa… Read more »
Category Archives: Grief
The Butterfly in my life
Don’t you think this is a lovely butterfly? Whenever a butterfly flutters about in the garden, I smile with the thought that Luijoe is in another life with greater beauty… Read more »
A new normal without you. #ThankYouCoy for everything
With Coy at the Celebrating the Lucky 0917 with Globe in 2010. Photo credit: Jane Uymatiao Oh God. No. He is way too young…he is just as old as my… Read more »
Have you had a good cry lately?
“If someone cries in front of me, I consider it a gift.” , a friend told me one Saturday afternoon. Every third Saturday of the month, I receive this gift… Read more »
Paul Walker lives forever through his Reach Out WorldWide
I live by ‘Go big or go home.’ That’s with everything. It’s like either commit and go for it or don’t do it at all. I apply that to everything…. Read more »
The Compassionate Friends will hold a virtual 24-hour wave of light on December 8
Lighting our candles and remembering our children’s smiles, Is the perfect combination of our children’s lights and lives. For their lights still shine brightly and help us to see the… Read more »
A nation coping with loss and grief #yolandPh
Seven days after Typhoon Yolanda, and relief is slowly getting through. I will not talk anymore of the devastation but the many emotions that face us today and probably for… Read more »
The meaning of flowers
In every meeting of The Compassionate Friends, we provide positive ways for grief management. We believe that the only way to truly relieve the pain is to work through the… Read more »
Are you paranoid, mom?
“Are you paranoid , mom?”. One of my daughters noticed the red and green colored fire extinguishers I placed in every room of the house. I ignored her question as… Read more »
When the children leave
I miss my babies, my children. My home has been a semi-empty nest since 2010 when my second child flew to Australia to work then eventually taking her post-graduate studies…. Read more »
Words and ways to comfort the bereaved
Don’t judge me unless you have looked through my eyes, experienced what i have, and cried as many tears as me. Until then back-off, cause you have no idea. Today… Read more »
My son’s premonition of death during a Holy Week?
The Holy Week holds a special meaning in my heart as it’s during this time that my precious son talked about eternal life. How would I have known that he… Read more »
Suicide and Mental Illness Myths in the Philippines
I started this blog so I could spread the word that the Philippines has The Compassionate Friends , a grief support group for families that have lost a child or… Read more »