Today i received a letter and a book from the Chaplaincy team from Birminghams childrens hospital. The hospital Matteo needed to get to for intensive care but sadly never made it. It was nice to be aknowledged, i thought i would just share the lovely words from the book as it brought me some comfort. "When You Lose Someone You Love... a journey through the heart of grief" By Susan Squellati Florence When someone you love dies, a part of yourself dies too. For as much as the one you loved did not belong to you, your heart belonged to them. You were part of each other. There is a physical hurt within you. It is as real as the emptiness that surrounds you. You will wonder how you will walk in a world that no longer holds the footprints of your loved one. You will wonder how the world can go on when your world has stopped. You will speak silently in the language of taers, as your heart seeks to understand what it cannot. Spiritual thoughts, religious beliefs, and philosophy may not take away the hurt. But the power of love will comfort you. Love will be found in the hearts of those who surround you and care about you. People who have been in the place of sadness where you are now, will be there for you. The sun will continue to rise. And the moon and the stars will still light the heavens. You will begin the sacred daily ritual of "remembering." Your grief will become your companion... The part of you that is compassionate, and strong, and deep. In your suffering you will be given the greastest challenges you will ever have... To be able to accept what life gives, and what life takes away. And to be able to accept the mysteries that are part of life. Peace will come to your days. Peace may come with the early morning sunlight streaming in your window. Or peace may come with the song of one bird. With time the veil of sorrow will lift. Peace will come to your heart and you will know this love we share is an eternal gift. You will see what is most precious and most sacred is the love we share. This love lives forever.