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 | Suicide Prevention
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...
by Chrisy Slate | Mar 31, 2021 | Family, Grief, Hope, Suicide Prevention
I’m starting this post with my original post to Facebook the day we moved one year ago, and I will end it with a current update and some photos. Moving After Child Loss March 31, 2020 – Facebook This post is emotional, raw and heartbreaking. ...