Jim Trodel wrote:
Anthere
You have my deepest sympathies re losing your baby. My wife and I lost our
first child - she would have been 12 next week, and I have been thinking
often about here this past week since we were able to go back to where she
is buried for a visit (we live in a different state now about 1800 miles
away), and then I came across your note. Although we now have 4 living
children, I sometimes feel the loss acutely, but I have hope for the future
as I am sure you do also. I am sure you have a great support group that
helped you through it all; feel free to drop me a line if you ever need to
talk. I offer because sometimes people just don't understand that
months/years later you may just need to rehash stuff again.
I also wanted to thank you for your dedicated service and leadership on the
wikipedia - especially considering the totality of the circumstances you
describe above.
Jim
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Jim (trodel(a)gmail.com)
"Our love may not always be reciprocated, or
even appreciated, but love is never wasted"
- Neal A Maxwell
I thank you for your kind words Jim.
I know other wikipedians went through this as well. And I know that the
reality and the pain of the loss are not so easy to understand unless
similar events have occured to self. It is much harder for you, as mine
will never have a birthday.
Some months ago, I went to a wikimeet, and a wikipedian put two candles
in a church. When I asked why, the answer was "one for your kid and one
for mine". I hope for this one, and for others who wrote me privately,
that their loss will be followed by new happiness.
Ant