Why I Have Been Absent

[Clara Hinton]

My Dear Silent Grief Family and Friends,

I've been very silent for quite some time now, and feel I owe you some sort of explanation. As you know, grief comes in many forms -- not just the loss of a child, and during the past two years my life has been hit with multiple griefs that temporarily knocked my family and I down.

With God's help, the help of many wonderful friends, and the blessing of time, we're doing much better now. I finally feel like I can begin to "give to others" again, and that is such a good feeling!

Thank you for keeping watch over Silent Grief, and for continuing to care for each other. You truly are like family to me!

God bless each one who visits here -- I know the reason is to seek solace and comfort from your grief of losing a child.

I will once again be writing our weekly "Hope for the Day" email messages. If you've not registered for yours, or if your email address has changed, please be sure to register on the home page of this site.

Love,
Clara Hinton

[pocooso]

I've been absent because I've since had a child, who unfortunately has autism. Anyone with an autistic child of this severity knows how hard life is. Unlike the physical permanent death of my daughter, my son is emotionally absent and physically challenging. I feel that I've lost a second child, in a way. He will probably always need help and is always at risk for injury or death because of his severe problems. Twice he ran away on vacation, and I almost had to call 9-1-1 to find him. I'm just as sad with his autism as I was when my daughter died. At least maybe my daughter is w

[pocooso]

I've been absent because I've since had a child, who unfortunately has autism. Anyone with an autistic child of this severity knows how hard life is. Unlike the physical permanent death of my daughter, my son is emotionally absent and physically challenging. I feel that I've lost a second child, in a way. He will probably always need help and is always at risk for injury or death because of his severe problems. Twice he ran away on vacation, and I almost had to call 9-1-1 to find him. I'm just as sad with his autism as I was when my daughter died. At least maybe my daughter is with God. My son, on the other hand, is lost in his own world.