Saturday, June 1, 2024

Everyone is talking about this Slumber Story🌙

A Story From Slumberkins Social Community Member, Rachael

"On May 17, 1949, my best friend was born. My grandpa was my hero. Like the other some 7 million who succumbed to the coronavirus, my grandpa was just gone one day. I found it extremely hard to grieve during the pandemic lockdown. We were separated from friends and family, unable to carry out proper bereavement traditions, and it felt like there was no real goodbye or closure to be had. The weight of my grief was just me not knowing what to do with all the love I had left for him. The weight of my loss was proof that I was able to love with the breadth of the ocean. So when it felt like drowning, I thought my only choice was to learn how to swim. We casted him at sea, and now every Summer, the wind carries the scent of salt water through shores away and I now wonder if everyone smells ocean spray and thinks of him. Such power he holds to become one with the very perfume of nature.

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On May 17, 2023, my best friend was born. Now I have a little one of my own, and without ever knowing or trying, she's my hero. She's gentle and empathetic, offers hope and healing to all around; reminding me a lot of our friend, Sprite. Slumberkins has created an invaluable tool for us to navigate the waves of feelings that come with grief and loss. My daughter will never meet my grandpa, but I will make sure she knows who he was, and our memories keep him close. Sprite helps us remember that the piece of our hearts, where his love settled in and changed us forever, can still remember him.

In honor of Mental Health Awareness Month just gone, I wanted to leave everyone with this thought, you are never alone. We are swimming in this ocean together."

"I can say goodbye.
I can say hello.
My memories and love
will never go."

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