International Nurses Association

This is a personal story of grief told by Susan, a retired nurse. Grief is something almost everyone will experience in their lifetime. Grief can be over a loved one, a friend, or a pet among other things. As someone who has certainly had my share of grief, I would like to add a personal touch to this. 1993 The summer of 1993 was a long summer. After a battle with prostate cancer, my father passed away. I had to be there for my mom, so my grief had to be silenced while in her presence. What bothered me the most was that my fiancé and I had decided to get married well ahead of our planned October wedding, I did not think my dad would make it that long. We went away for the weekend and married, with intentions of surprising my parents on my dad’s birthday.  The problem was, he did not make it to his birthday, passing away a few days prior. Much of my grief was over the fact that I did not have the opportunity to share the good news with my father. My mother grieved, however my fa