10 years….our baby girl has been gone a decade. I really can’t
wrap my head around that. Ten years is a long time, but then at times it
feels like it was just yesterday that we had her in our arms. We miss her so much. August as always
is a tough month for me. It’s almost like my heart knows that has to get through 2 hard days. Her anniversary
is always so painful, I just want cry the whole day. That I want it or not, my
mind goes back to our last day together.
The nurse asked me if I wanted to lie down next to Vittoria. We knew her life
on this earth was coming to an end. Her room was very quiet except for the machines
keeping her alive. While James held her hand, I closed my eyes and with my forehead touching her hair I whispered
our love into her ear and how proud we were of her for fighting so hard for so
long. My hope was that she could hear me even though she could not answer. I wanted to go with her. I silently begged Heavenly
Father to take me too. I prayed for a miracle, I bargained with Him that if He would have let me take her home I would have taken care of her for the rest of my life. Nobody can understand the level the desperation and heartbreak
I was feeling at that moment unless they have gone through it themselves. I felt I couldn’t
live without her and didn’t really want to. She was my whole life. The time to say goodbye came way too soon. I literally felt my heart break in my chest.
From that day on, I tried my best to make her proud. The grief was so immense but fortunately I had a toddler to take care of and boy did he keep us on our toes!! For almost a year I tried to keep going, telling myself that I could this on my own, but the truth was that it was way too much for me too bear. Grief would come suddenly and in massive waves that almost took my breath away. Fortunately after some resistance, my James was able to convince me to go see a grief counselor. That was the BEST decision ever. No shame or embarrassment to seek help in fact I wish I would have gone to see my grief counselor John sooner. He gave me hope and the tools to understand the cycles of grief and how to deal with it. After one year, I was in a good spot to take charge of my life and keep going. Time does not heal all wounds but makes it so that you can keep living your life. The pain in my heart is still there, dull and constant but not as sharp and devastating as the first few years. I think of her every single day but with peace in my heart knowing that she is free from pain and that she is with the Lord. Everyone is different, people process grief differently and nobody can tell you how grieve. This was and is my journey on this earth. The Gospel and the Knowledge of Eternal Families is what keeps us going until we meet again.
So here we are 10 years later, remembering our sassy feisty sweet Vittoria and her fearless courage to take on her trials and physical challenges head on.
From that day on, I tried my best to make her proud. The grief was so immense but fortunately I had a toddler to take care of and boy did he keep us on our toes!! For almost a year I tried to keep going, telling myself that I could this on my own, but the truth was that it was way too much for me too bear. Grief would come suddenly and in massive waves that almost took my breath away. Fortunately after some resistance, my James was able to convince me to go see a grief counselor. That was the BEST decision ever. No shame or embarrassment to seek help in fact I wish I would have gone to see my grief counselor John sooner. He gave me hope and the tools to understand the cycles of grief and how to deal with it. After one year, I was in a good spot to take charge of my life and keep going. Time does not heal all wounds but makes it so that you can keep living your life. The pain in my heart is still there, dull and constant but not as sharp and devastating as the first few years. I think of her every single day but with peace in my heart knowing that she is free from pain and that she is with the Lord. Everyone is different, people process grief differently and nobody can tell you how grieve. This was and is my journey on this earth. The Gospel and the Knowledge of Eternal Families is what keeps us going until we meet again.
So here we are 10 years later, remembering our sassy feisty sweet Vittoria and her fearless courage to take on her trials and physical challenges head on.
“I have fought a good
fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith”. (2 Timothy 4:7)
We love you Vittoria and miss you like crazy!
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10 anni….la
nostra bimba e` scomparsa esattamente dieci anni fa oggi. A volte e` difficile
da comprendere. Dieci anni sono lunghi, ma a volte sembra quasi fosse ieri che
la tenevamo tra le nostre braccia. Il mese di agosto e` sempre molto tosto per
me, e` come se il mio cuore sapesse che deve superare due date difficili. Il
suo anniversario e` sempre doloroso, Vorrei piangere tutto il giorno. Che lo
voglia o no, i miei pensieri vanno al nostro ultimo giorno insieme. L’infermiera mi
chiese se volevo sdraiarmi vicino a Vittoria. Sapevamo che la sua vita
su questa terra sarebbe presto arrivata al termine. La stanza era
silenziosa eccetto per le macchine che la tenevano in vita. Mentre james le teneva la mano, io chiusi gli occhi e
con la mia fronte appoggata nei suoi bei capelli le sussurrai tutto il nostro
amore e che eravamo cosi’ orgogliosi di lei per aver combattuto cosi` duramente
e cosi` a lungo. Speravo che mi potesse almeno sentire anche se non poteva
rispondermi. La verita` e’ che io volevo
andare con lei. Ho supplicato il Signore di portarmi via con lei. Ho pregato per un miracolo, se solo avessi potuto portarla a casa con noi, mi sarei occupata della nostra Vittoria per il resto della mia vita. Ero disposta a tutto. Nessuno puo`
comprendere il mio livello di disperazione e profondo dolore a meno
che ci siano passati. Non potevo vivere senza lei. Non volevo vivere senza lei.
Vittoria era tutta la mia vita. La sua battaglia giunse alla fine. Ho letteralmente sentito il mio cuore spezzarsi. Da quel giorno, ho
sempre cercato di renderla orgogliosa.
Il dolore era immenso ma per fortuna avevamo
un bimbo piccolo di cui occuparci e che ci teneva costantemente sulle
spine!! Per quasi un anno ho cercato di
andare avanti, mi dicevo che potevo farcela da sola, ma purtroppo non riuscivo
ad andare avanti. Il dolore arrivava improvvisamente che mi toglieva
letteralmente il fiato. Per
fortuna e non senza resistenza, James mi ha convinta a vedere uno specialista
nel sostegno all’elaborazione del lutto. Fu la MIGLIOR decisione mai presa. Nessuna vergogna o imbarazzo nel chiedere aiuto, sapevo che da sola non ce l’avrei
mai fatta. Una decisione che avrei dovuto prendere molto molto prima. John mi
insegno` molto e mi diede gli strumenti necessari a capire i cicli dell’elaborazione
del lutto e come affrontarlo. Un anno dopo, ero pronta a riprendere il comando
della mia vita e di andare avanti. Lo scorrere del tempo non guarisce tutte le ferite, ma fa si' che puoi continuare a vivere la tua vita ed andare avanti. Il dolore che ho nel cuore e` sempre li`, piu` attenuato ma costante. Penso a Vittoria ogni giorno ma con pace nel cuore sapendo che non ha piu` dolore ed e` con il Signore. Ognuno e` diverso, ognuno affronta ed elabora il lutto diversamente. Questo era ed e` il mio viaggio su questa terra. La fede e sapere che LA FAMIGLIA E` ETERNA ci spronano ad andare avanti e a non mollare mai fino a quando saremo di nuovo con la nostra Vittoria.
Dieci anni dopo, siamo qui a ricordare la nostra dolce e forte Vittoria e il suo coraggio senza paura nell’affrontare le sfide e i problemi fisici che la sua vita le ha dato.
Dieci anni dopo, siamo qui a ricordare la nostra dolce e forte Vittoria e il suo coraggio senza paura nell’affrontare le sfide e i problemi fisici che la sua vita le ha dato.
“Ho combattuto la
buona battaglia, ho terminato la corsa, ho conservato la fede”. (Seconda Timoteo 4:7)
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