Losing Joe — Brain Freeze

Elaine M. Suarez
Growing Grief
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1 min readDec 3, 2021

Chapter 13

It’s been a few months since I’ve written anything. My thoughts seem to be frozen. Standing still. No movement. Silent. Dormant. Why? What’s happened? Why has everything that was once racing through my brain suddenly come to a halt? Have I gotten to that stage I promised myself I would never reach? Acceptance. But, even if I have, why has my passion for writing mellowed out significantly? I don’t understand…

Elaine M. Suarez
Growing Grief

I am a bereavement survivor of child loss. I write about my uninvited journey in grief after the sudden loss of my son, Joseph.