
Anticipatory Grief
Today, 365 days ago, was the start of my grief journey with Opie. Diagnosis Day Anticipatory Grief is f** hard work. It’s like we are grieving twice. Before and after the loss of someone we love. For me, I was torn between doing everything I could (medication, physio, pain relief, diet changes, exercise changes, so I could squeeze out every extra day possible) and doing nothing (letting him ‘just be’ and spend time with him). We never know how much time we have with these awe