A grieving mother

[Ellee05]

Oh Dianne, I couldn't read and not post. What an amazing heartfelt gesture. I agree that you two were brought together for a reason. I had tears in my eyes, I can only begin to imagine just how much what you did ment to this grieving woman

[TeniBear]

A very similar thing just happened to me (I had my laptop in my bag, I've been at the cemetery all day visiting everyone I know in here, looking at 200-year-old graves, and finally ended up back at Ianto's)

I was fussing over Ianto's grave, making sure things looked nice and tidy for him... I looked up when I noticed a heap of people around where I was, and realised there was a funeral going on about 100m away. An adult funeral. I couldn't help but watch as the coffin was taken out of the hearse and placed in the ground. It hit me - Ianto was supposed to be putting me in the ground one day, not the other way around. It didn't help that I was in the exact same kneeling position I was during his funeral, either. It just hurt. So I cried, hard sobs that just ripped through me. I tried to keep my voice down (there was a funeral going on!) but everything I wanted to say just poured out. I told Ianto how much I missed him, that I wanted to kiss his precious little face again... It just all tumbled out, things I didn't realise I've been thinking...

I'd seen a few minutes earlier an older woman placing flowers on one of the other babies' graves, but I thought she'd left - until she came up behind me and gave me a massive hug and a handful of tissues. She said told me that she knew what I was going through, she'd lost a son of her own (the one she'd been visiting) and that I wasn't alone, "please don't forget that"... Then she left. I stayed a little longer at his graveside and waited for the funeral to leave. And then got out my laptop to tell you all about it (no doubt this will end up on my blog)

I'm considering leaving a card for this lady, maybe put some flowers on her son's grave with a (laminated) note saying thankyou - what do you think?

[Inanna]

I think that would be perfectly beautiful Teni... xxx

[Catastrophic]

I think that would mean the world to the other lady as well... Hugs...

[diannescruffy]

Teni hun, that would be a very beautiful gesture. I'm glad she was there to offer you that hug.

Regards,
Dianne

[dory]

Dianne - waht a wonderful gift you have given another woman in her time of need. You have brought me some peace. Thankyou. Did she ever call or did you ever meet again?

[Jas]

Wow, you are one very very special woman. These women are crossing your path for a reason that is for sure. WOW! Goosebumps and tears welling