This is my very first BLOG entry.  As a matter of a fact, this is my very first BLOG ever!  I hope that I am able to successfully navigate this page – as well as to connect to anyone who feels the need to talk about their grief.  My grief, as I am sure you will understand, is with me all the time.  It is a constant companion in my life now, and some days that grief is a little more prevalent than other days.  My new way of seeing the world is through the veil of loss and sorrow – hence “BREATHING SORROW”.

Let’s find our way together in this journey of loss.  I will learn from you as I hope you will learn from me.  It is simply about helping each other move through sorrow and sadness.  The important thing is to believe you can be okay again, even with an ever-present sorrow.

Hello and welcome.  My name is Carole-Ann Baer, author of Breathing Sorrow.  I hope this BLOG about Breathing Sorrow, its contents and the difficulties of grief you may be experiencing, can be a place where you can feel safe enough to express your pain, your hopes and your insights. This book was written out of immense pain and sorrow after a 4 year battle with my husband’s cancer, and his ultimate death from this cancer.  It is a raw account of my thoughts, my fears and my hopes as each day brought us to the unknown in his cancer journey.

I will use this BLOG to highlight various stories of strength, inspirational quotes and even thoughts from professionals about grief. I will also hope to learn from YOU and your experience with sorrow.  Breathing Sorrow is only my journey, but anyone suffering from a loss of someone we love dearly, is a devastation that most can relate to. We all have different journeys and different ways we deal with such sadness, and I believe we all can always be uplifted by each other.

I look forward to your thoughts, your own particular story and how you have managed through the sadness.  Please tell me about yourself and we will navigate this sadness together.