Grief and Holidays

This time of year can be exceptionally difficult for people who have lost loved ones. Of course, that difficulty is not solely reserved for November & December. The depths of these feelings can resurface all year long prompted by birthdays, anniversaries, memories and more. For some reason, ringing in a new year seems to be one of the more difficult days for me surrounding the loss of my brother. It’s hard to celebrate starting a fresh page and moving forward knowing that certain aspects of my life and pieces of my heart remain in the past.