“She is gone and the moment she became gone is captured over and over again for the whole world to see.”

When you experience the loss of anyone close to you, it is inevitably extraordinarily difficult to process everything in the aftermath.

For Georgina Buckley, her grief came with a unique set of circumstances.

The loss she experienced was that of her best friend, Alison Parker. Alison was the reporter who was shot and murdered along with the cameraman, Adam Ward, on live TV on August 26th of this year.

In a piece written for XOJane , Georgina has shared the immense grief she has experienced – and what she wants the world to know about her best friend.

Georgina’s shock was absolute – and the horror was on every screen:

For Georgina, Alison was special.

Alison Parker. Source: Facebook

Georgina went on to write about Alison’s strength:

One of her most poignant points was one that many others who have lost someone have also uttered, that of the false luxury of time:

Georgina explained that as with anyone experiencing loss, there is a compulsion to replay every moment that you did, or didn’t have together.

Inevitably, this may lead to some wishes for life to be different:

Importantly, it was clear that Georgina wanted the world to know that her friend Alison was so much more than the brutal way she was murdered:

You can read Georgina’s full piece at XOJane .