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Grey's Anatomy

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In the years since I lost my Gabriel, there have been many forms of media out there which have echoed my loss.  Plenty of song lyrics have adequately mirrored my pain and there are even several movies out there on the topic such as The Other Woman , and Return to Zero .  I even blogged about how the television show Downton Abbey had done such a beautiful job describing grief. But none of these examples have hit so close to home as what has recently been portrayed on Grey's Anatomy.  I was warned by many of how similar the specifics were to the exact scenario that happened within my family, so for weeks I have been avoiding the show even though I've never before missed an episode.  My sister texted me after she watched it all unfold to see if I was watching along.  She said it made her cry, that it was very raw and intense.  I wasn't sure if watching the familiar plot unfold before my own eyes was going to feel like torture, or if all the tears that woul