by Chrisy Slate | Dec 30, 2022 | Grief, Hope
As I look back at 2022, specifically at how I’m surviving my son’s death, the word that comes to my mind is “Build.” When Caleb died, the comfortable, safe, cozy life we knew as a family of five also died that day. It took a long time for us to regain our footing,...
by Chrisy Slate | Dec 31, 2021 | Grief, Hope
New Year’s Resolutions aren’t really my thing and I’ve picked a Word of the Year before but didn’t end up seeing it through. Throughout 2020 I felt very off balance, as I’m sure much of the human race did as well. Grief, trauma, the pandemic, moving to a new...
by Chrisy Slate | Nov 20, 2021 | Grief, Hope, Marriage, Suicide Prevention
The Truth About Marriage After Child Loss It is not debated that the hardest thing a couple can go through is the death of a child. You’re never prepared to bury your child after any manner of death, but child death by suicide is more difficult and complex to...
by Chrisy Slate | Sep 12, 2021 | Grief, Suicide Prevention, Surviving a suicide loss
If you are new to my Blog, please click here to read about my son Caleb: http://www.ajourneyforcaleb.org/caleb You Don’t Want To Be Me I’m writing to you from the deepest, darkest pit a human could ever be in. The pit of despair, devastation and...
by Chrisy Slate | Jun 11, 2021 | Grief, Hope
When the – “That only happens to other people” – happened to me and no-one handed me a “What to do when Caleb dies handbook,” all I wanted to do was go to sleep and never wake up again. Unimaginable heartache and unanswerable questions about my son’s...
