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Helen Sword's avatar

Such a beautiful post, Sophie. I lost my Dad more than thirty years ago and my Mom just over a decade ago. One left this world too soon; the other stayed too long. I still miss them both. But their molecules are still out there, mingling with the world, just as your Dad's bell is still ringing.

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Eric K. Carr's avatar

Oh Sophie. I’m so sorry your trip didn’t turn out how you expected, especially with all the incredible synchronicities pointing the way to something profound and equally synchronous. I think we have all experienced those chasms of disappointment, and it is something sacred to be reminded that compounded and complex grief in the face of interrupted healing is something we can hold each other through. Thank you for sharing something so vulnerable with us. Like others have experienced, your offering also brought me to tears — for you, for your dad, for V. And you family, and for those whose names I’ll add too: Rose, Sachiko, Jon, Jack and Patty, Isaac, Bobby, David, Laura, Evangeline, Etta, Gilbert, Bob, DeeDee, Rosemary, Alicia. May their names, and the names of the others shared by others in this space, echo out softly like your dad’s bell at Yume Gardens.

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