Posts
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Every Day I Wake Up and You’re Still Gone: on the ugly side of grief
Yesterday morning as I opened my eyes I immediately felt the horrendous weight of grief, death, and loss. This weight pulled me down and erased my desire to face the reality of a world without my father. I knew it would be a terrible day… Continue reading
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Une lettre ouverte à l’occasion de l’anniversaire de mon père (décédé)
Aujourd’hui, tu aurais eu 64 ans. Toi, maman, et mon frère seriez probablement sortis manger ce soir (ou juste pris à emporter si tu avais encore ton cancer et que tu étais faible), mais avant cela, tu aurais partagé une bouteille de champagne avec eux, et nous aurions eu un…. Continue reading
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An Open Letter for my (late) Father’s Birthday
My name is Soline Van de Moortele, and I would like to personally thank you for visiting my blog and reading my posts. I am dedicated to creating a series of blog posts on my personal experience with losing my father at 22, as well as provide a platform for other people to share their Continue reading
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Grieving my Past Life
Realizing that grief goes far beyond death in life is a difficult realizaton to have. What is tricky about grief when you lose someone you love is that you cannot confront the object of your grief directly, as they are gone. Your world becomes full of the person’s absence, but the very phrase hints to… Continue reading
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An Introduction to my Grief
3.5 months; 109 days; 2616 hours. These are measures of the amount of time which has gone by since I saw my father take his last, slow and quiet breath. Although I had three years to prepare myself for the possibility of his premature death in my life, nothing could prepare me for the experience… Continue reading
About Me
My name is Soline and I am a French-American 23-year-old Philosophy student based in Montreal, QC. This is a personal blog dedicated to grief, grieving, and the ways I learn to live with what at times is unbearable.
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