7th October 2018 our youngest son Ben died very unexpectedly from cardiac arrest (SADS – Sudden Arrhythmic Death Syndrome). He was twenty five.
One moment life was normal, then it wasn’t.
One moment we had a complete family, then we didn’t.
In just one moment our world unravelled and irreversibly changed for ever.
‘I used to think things like this only happened to someone else…
Now I know – we’re all someone else to someone else!’
There are no words to describe the devastating unbearable pain of loss. Losing someone you love more than life itself is inexplicable. Trying to find the strength to keep living when your heart is broken seems impossible.
I write to try and make sense of something that feels so wrong and doesn’t make sense. It probably stops me from going completely crazy! The blogs I share are extracts from my journals or thoughts that come during the night when I can’t sleep.
It would be an honour to walk with you on this agonising journey – one that we certainly didn’t choose, definitely don’t want and could never have anticipated! Connecting with others and knowing we’re not alone helps. We are stronger together!!
Please feel free to use my Facebook page to keep in touch. I’d love to hear from you. @theonemoment2020
With love
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