I can’t stop thinking about this ever since I heard the news the 45 year old actress and wife of Liam Neeson had been injured in what seemed like a harmless skiing fall a couple of days ago.
And it’s just been reported that Natasha Richardson has, in fact, died.
This story has been haunting me. I keeping thinking: HOW? WHY? I don’t know what particularly about it makes the story so distressing and hard to process…the fact there are two young boys and a loving husband left behind, how sudden it was, how she wasn’t doing anything dangerous……
This link to a report about how neurosurgeons are familiar with the idea of a seemingly mild head injury causing catastrophic consequences is worth reading if you’re interested [thanks Patti via Twitter]. Actually, everyone should read it so they can be aware of the possible dangers if they’re ever around someone who hits their head.
And for news about Natasha and her family, you can go here…the story is updating constantly.
All I can think of is to hug my loved ones and appreciate every moment……
Sending love and prayers to all her friends and family and anyone who has experienced the sudden loss of someone they love…..so unspeakably sad.
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She was good in the Parent Trap and a few others... RIP Natasha
Thanks so much Sydney. I am seeing someone and she is great, I do believe in good therapy and I'm very lucky to have found a great therapist (there are some scary people out there). I do my best to ask for help, but admit I could do better in this department. (Like lots of women, I'm the one who helps in my cirle of family and friends, particularly because I work in the welfare sector.) When I can I find time for myself and read, meditate or write in my journal, these things are helping. It's the time thing that's difficult (and seeing one whole side of your family in pain at once)but it has only been 10 weeks.
My daughter is 4 and very articulate and sensitive. She brings it up lots, so we talk about it whenever she needs to (my partner and I both have a background in counselling) and read her books that we have bought to help her get through it, she has also made a book with her own drawings.
However, she has not slept through the night settled in her bed since it happened and often wakes herself up because she is crying in her sleep. After 10 weeks of being sleep deprived myself, it's getting really tough. I have researched online again this morning and contacted a local service that does grief and loss programs for children aged 6-12yrs and asked them for some advice, so hopefully they will come up with some new things for us to try.
I know we will all get there, it's just hard work some days :)