Sometimes on this journey with Marc’s legacy it seems the road stops, the brick wall goes up and life seems to come to a grinding halt. I can’t see past the wall, the sense of vision I had seems to evaporate! A dread feeling enters ….. it says, ‘There’s nothing else! That’s all there is…
Tag: sons murder
How Can It Be, 4th Anniversary
Four years ago seems awhile back in a way, but then again the incident feels like yesterday! Four years of trauma, re-grouping and starting again so I stay ahead of the ‘sting of death’ – Four years where I was forced to accept a separation like no other, kicking and screaming on the inside with…
Making It Clear About Murder And Mercy
I need to clarify maybe …. Immediately after I heard about Marc’s murder I was in Portland and it felt like I’d been kicked hard. I wondered, ‘this is a macabre joke or something! God, I trust you, but what’s this all about, this is totally wrong for Marc to go like he did!?’ Marc…
A Hard Question
When you’re the parent of a child taken so suddenly and brutally, part of your first days is spent going over all the ways it could have happened! In between the shock and sadness, your mind races around looking for answers to the ‘how’ question. You need answers, your heart and mind both ache for some…