It's always heartbreaking to celebrate Christmas without a loved one. But most of us cannot imagine what it is like to live without a child who was taken by violence, and whose body has never been found. In April 2020, it will be four years since my cousin Ashley Simpson disappeared without a trace, and for her family, it never gets easier.
There is no closure. No resting place where they can visit her. No idea how she met with her demise. And so the wound reopens every time the family gathers, on birthdays, on holidays. And this year, the sadness drove her dad, John Simpson, nearly to the brink. And it led him to a very sad decision.
Please read his post on Christmas Day, and say a prayer for this family.
Hmfffl. Well Merry Xmas and all that jazz that goes with it.
Hope ur season is better than ours and it should be for most...hoping next year will be better, and it should be.
So the reason for this post.
It's been three years since we heard the news about Ashley.
Three long very emotionally charged years.
Miles upon miles of tears and heartache.
Next year, thinking April sometime, we will have a wake for Ashley to put her to rest without a body.
We deserve some closure as well as all her friends and relatives who miss her.
Our family is at its lowest we've been ever been and we're sinking faster than we can bail out of it.
Really hoping that this will give us the closure we need to move to the next place in life without a loved one, to help mend the fences of a broken family.
So with this being out there, you all know next April we will put her in the ground in a place where we can go and visit and yak away our problems.
Hope to see you all there.
Place and time will be out there later in February when we have made final decisions.
So happy holidays, keep your loved ones close and don't forget to share ur love.
PEACE LOVE AND UNDERSTANDING will make this earth a better place.
AND TO ALL A GOOD NIGHT
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