Dealing with Death

17th July 2006 Testimonial for Mary Johnson I lost my mother through breast cancer at the age of 24 , the day before my wedding day. What was supposed to be the happiest day of my life turned out to be my saddest. I have been married for twelve years and I have three children. Any parent would find raising children difficult especially when you don’t have a mother to lean on. My husband could obviously see the hurt I was carrying around and encouraged me to speak to Mary. I couldn’t understand how Mary, who didn’t know anything about me, would be able to help me. I didn’t need any help. I accepted the fact I was always going to be upset about my mother’s death. Finally, after a lot of encouragement from my husband I finally met up with Mary. I couldn’t believe how well we connected just from the first visit. I talked to her about my mother’s death and how it has affected me. Mary was very sympathetic with me but also helped me to accept her death by concentrating on the positive facts. Yes, she was right! My mother had met my husband, and she was there for the journey. There was so much we shared together leading up to the wedding day. I was very grateful for this because I new it was something my brother and sisters missed out on. Incredibly Mary quickly simplified the whole situation with a few words. Now I can talk about my mother more freely. I am not so emotional about everyday problems that occur in our day-to-day lives. It’s wonderful to feel more confident and controlled of my life. This therefore is a great asset when raising three young children. Mary has helped me in more ways than I thought possible and I am grateful I have had this opportunity to work with her Rosie Inner West NSW