Welcome to season 2, just me chatting today.

I think it is really important to acknowledge and process the grief that can come with a diagnosis, for yourself or for your child.

The idea of grief after diagnose has come up several time in the last month or so.  And I think it is really important to acknowledge and recognizes what could be identified has grief.  Or at least make connections between how you are feeling and what it means

Top Three Take Aways
1. Grief isn't just for death.  We can grief so many different losses, but we often don't give ourselves the time or permission to do so.  Then we kinda fester and stew in what could have been rather than processing a moving on.  So remember grieving is allowed.  Grieving is allowed for all kinds of changes in life.  Give yourself the time and permission to do it.

2.  It comes and goes in waves.  You are never just one thing, you are so many things all at once, feelings are no different.  You can feel anger and depression at the same time.  You can feel acceptance and anger at the same time.  You are processing, and some times new things come up and you have to begin the process again. Lots of feelings and emotions overlap.  Give yourself permission to feel them concurrently.

3.  Know you are not alone.  So many different peoples journeys match pieces of ours.  No one is going to be matchy matchy, but more pieces match pieces.  The journey is similar enough for you to gain support.  It is so similar for so many of us.  So is the grief.  Don't shy away from feelings, dive into them, follow them, unfold them, you never know where you are going to end up.

There are still some giggles.
I hope you enjoy.
Bye for now
Joanne