As Kyle’s birthday approached for the second time without him I found it very emotional. We tried to look at ways to acknowledge and celebrate it, and one way his sister, Christina (Neena), thought of was for our family to attend the Birds of Tokyo Concert at Wanneroo Showgrounds. This was significant for two reasons:… Continue reading Birds of Tokyo Concert Wanneroo Showgrounds 4th Nov 2017
As part of my grieving for my son I attended The Compassionate Friends Bereavement Group in Heathridge where parents whose children have died support each other. I thought it might be a good thing to have a similar group, of parents who understand what it is to have lost a child, and the good and… Continue reading Bereaved Parents Breathe Again Meetup Group
I had a bit of a go at making a dream catcher – as Kyle sometimes visits my dreams. Of course I had to go with the Dragonfly theme and I used Chakra Crystals to help bring in the Reiki energy. It took me AGES! But it now hangs pride of place in the Sanctuary… Continue reading Kyle’s Chakra Dragonfly Dream Catcher Made By Mum
As they live in Darwin, and it was all a bit of a fiasco at the viewing and funeral my parents hadn’t visited Kyle’s actual crash site. On this visit down for Connor’s birthday they asked to go. My Mother was physically unable to come up and down the steep terrain to get to the… Continue reading Granddad Jock and Nanna Jock 1st visit to Kyle’s Crash Site
We have started to refer to Kyle’s death as a kind of point zero, time BKD (Before Kyle Died) and AKD (After Kyle Died), because our lives are totally different from that point on. A very difficult day for our family, both because it’s my 2nd Mother’s Day without Kyle and this time even without… Continue reading 2nd Mother’s Day (AKD – After Kyle Died) 14th May 2017
I have started a few quilts for Kyle – one for my his shirts that I decided to try making into a hexagonal quilts for winter – its all done by hand so a slow and steady project – I will post something when I finish it but don’t hold your breath! Likewise I saw… Continue reading Kyle’s Shirts Quilt and Dragon Fly Quilt from Darwin – in progress
When I joined the Compassionate Friends in early 2016 (maybe March or April), they explained that the symbol of the butterfly they use for logos etc represents the person who has died as transforming. But somehow I couldn’t see Kyle as a butterfly. A Dragonfly is what he is, also the symbol of transformation, and… Continue reading Kyle’s Dragonflies
As a mark of respect Kyle’s family allowed his girlfriend to sort through his things in private, although we obviously offered to help if she wanted. She passed on the things she didn’t want to me to sort out. In doing so her Mum, Fiona, kindly planted some succulents (I’m not known for my gardening… Continue reading Kyle’s Blooming Boots
We had a small gathering of just family, my husband Vince, sister Jacky (down from Darwin) and my daughter, Neena, with her three kids, Amy (5yrs), Connor (2 yrs) and little Piper, just 12 days old. We went out to Edgecombe Brothers Winery in the Swan Valley for lunch, then later in the afternoon we… Continue reading YaYa’s birthday without Kyle or Cash 2017
Today is my little Ginger Nut’s First Birthday, and it is with great sadness that Kyle’s family are not welcome to help celebrate. But know little Cash that we love you and miss you and are thinking of you on you special day. Today was also significant, as we finally got to put a proper… Continue reading Cash’s 1st Birthday and Kyle’s Cross from Grandad