Going back to WDW... with a huge hole in our hearts

[jekjones1558]

Hope that there will be a special place in WDW that brings the comfort of Gregory's spirit alive for you. God bless all of you and Gregory.

 

[psu4glory]

i never read your original post, but it's easy to see how much you love and miss your son - and how close your family is.....that is a great blessing in and of itself.

i am so sorry for your loss....my prayers will be with you and your family and - although it certainly will be difficult - i'm sure that you'll make some wonderful new memories with your family on these next two trips.

good luck, and god bless!

 

[BCV23]

I am so sorry for your loss. I hope that your trips bring you some solace as you remember special times with your son.

 

[Alysa]

God's blessings on your family and your upcoming trip. I am sure Gregory will be there with you all.

 

[T.E. Yeary]

Jim- I just looked through your family website. What a great family you have. It doesn't seem possible that your only son is no longer with you. Try to take solace in that he died doing what he loved. Rest assured he will be watching over you and your family on your trip to Disney.

My thoughts and prayers are with you!

Sincerely,
Tom

 

[FLYNZ4]

Jim- I just looked through your family website. What a great family you have. It doesn't seem possible that your only son is no longer with you. Try to take solace in that he died doing what he loved. Rest assured he will be watching over you and your family on your trip to Disney.

My thoughts and prayers are with you!

Sincerely,
Tom

Tom (and everyone),

Thank you for your notes. It does mean a lot.

Regarding my website. I have not updated it at all since Gregory's death. Greg's page still reads as if he is alive... and I just have not been ready to go in and update it yet. At the same time... I feel it would be inapproriate to start making other changes to the site before I fix Gregory's page... so my web site sits "on hold".

One of these days I will get the energy and strength to make a new page for Greg... some sort of memorial to his life. For sure I will archive his current page and link to it from his new one.

/Jim

 

[ErinC]

I hope the trip will go well for your family. I missed the original story, I'm so sorry for your loss.

 

[Simba's Mom]

You'll be in my thoughts and prayers as you take this step. As one who's experienced the loss of a child (a son, too), I sympathize with you as you take this step. There'll probably be lots of tears, but I hope some smiles and laughs too as you remember. Good luck to you!

 

[aunt kelly]

I'm so sorry for your loss. Your post put things in perspective for me as I plan a March trip for my family. The trip should be about making happy memories for us as a family. As long as we are together, it shouldn't matter too much where we stay or where we eat or if we ride every single ride or experience every attraction. It sounds like your family made many wonderful memories together. God Bless.

 

[aussiemickeys]

We don't post as half as much as we should, but I just wanted to let you know that we read your original post & were so moved by it. Our thoughts & prayers were with you then, as they are now!

 

[nezy]

Thank you for sharing your story with us. It is so wonderful to think of all of the great memories you have of your son and your family. The new memories will seem like they are missing something(someone) but your family is still making the memories together. You sometimes have to force yourself to live your life.
My prayers are with you and your family.

 

[WOW]

I am sorry for your loss. I do remember your post and how sad your situation is. I am sure that you have sooo many WDW memories with your son. These trips will be hard for you, but also bittersweet thinking about the good times with your son. WDW is such a great place for family, friends and so many good times and I hope that you will feel that when you are there. We have had losses of loved ones who also loved WDW and it is hard. Yours, of course, is really hard with your son being so young.

Thanks for reminding us to give our children and loved ones an extra hug!!!

I will pray for you and hope that your trip is as good as it can be under the circumstances. God Bless you and your Family.

 

[athenna]

I also remember your post.
My heart goes out to you and your family
I know the trip will be bittersweet, but your son would want to go and be happy.

 

[roadtripper]

You will be in our thoughts and prayers. On Greg's website, he said that he had been going to WDW every year since the age of three-- what a wonderful gift you gave to him. It was clear that those trips meant so much to him. Blessings to all of you.

 

[rascalmom]

I remember your post about Gregory and I am so sorry for your loss. I've never lost a child, but I lost younger brother when I was in college. Going to WDW will is sure to be very healing for all of you. I remember worrying so about my parents in the months after my brother's death - each little step of "normal" life eases a little of the pain. Don't be afraid to feel - my dad tried to hold so much in during that time.

This Christmas my parents' gave me a wonderful gift - they had taken all of our old family movies (Super 8!) and put them on DVD's for me. Even after all of these years it was very healing to be able to share those wonderful memories with them. And my dd's got to see the uncle that they never got to know growing up.

Hugs. I wish you all a wonderful trip.

 

[Terry S]

Jim, I missed your original post and just wanted to say I am sorry for your loss. I also wanted to let you know that I took your advice and went right upstairs and hugged my childern. I had just put them to bed and was sitting here very depressed as today was my last day of work (I was layed off from Ford Motor Company). I read you post and immediately went upstairs, hugged my kids and remembered to be greatful for the things I do have. Thank you!

I hope that you can go to WDW and remember the happy times you had there with your son and with the whole family.

 

[TwingleMum]

I'm do sorry for your loss. I can't pretend to know what your going through but I admire your strength and the love you all obviously share. I don't believe loved ones ever leave us and I do believe Greg will be there with you. Thank you for reminding us to love and appreciate the people in our lives. God Bless you and your family.

 

[2giddy4wdw]

I also missed your original post. I am very sorry for your loss. And I hope that your upcoming trips bring back wonderful memories and at the same time make new ones. God bless you and your family!!!

 

[Sherri]

Jim,
I can't even imagine what it must be like to lose a child.
It must take much strength to go on each day.
I was looking at your family website and what a beautiful family you have.
I wish you all the very best of luck.

 

[mrsminniemouse]

Jim

How was your trip? I was thinking of you and your family while you were at WDW.

I hope all went well.

Mandy