Pamela Addison 💛🦋💛

Founder: Young Widows & Widowers of COVID-19 @WidowsYoung Covid Loss Advocate Children’s Grief Advocate Co-Founder @ForgottenGrieve Certified Grief Counselor

[Pamela Addison 💛🦋💛 @readingswan]

Wearing Blue today in honor of Children’s Grief Awareness Day 💙🦋💙🦋💙

This day is for them and for all the children like them💙
@sherylsandberg @DanRather @SurvivorsChange @DavidMuir @SherylNYT @chrisjkocher @juliebosman @NikkiBattiste @MarkedByCovid @liskjenny @NACGnews

[Pamela Addison 💛🦋💛 @readingswan]

Yummy and tasty treats and so much more to support this girl and her troop

https://t.co/YXQgNWgdFA

[Pamela Addison 💛🦋💛 @readingswan]

@rubyslippahs That she is

[Pamela Addison 💛🦋💛 @readingswan]

Grief is exhausting. Elsie misses her Papa every single day. Lately there have been many afternoons of tears and questions, it catches up with her at times. #ForgottenGrievers

[WidowedParentProject @widowedPP]

We understand your pain @readingswan and we know you are doing everything you can to keep their Dad with them in spirit.

[Pamela Addison 💛🦋💛 @readingswan]

It’s Mental Health Awareness month, grief is an important aspect of mental health that’s not talked about enough, including schools. Being a mom of 2 grieving children isn't always easy. In the past 4 years I’ve become even more aware of how grief avoidant our society is.🧵

[Pamela Addison 💛🦋💛 @readingswan]

Since we just hit the 4 year anniversary of his death I wanted to share & make others aware of how society's avoidance impacts those grieving...especially children. We need to do better and be more open about talking about grief as a whole because this cycle truly can’t continue.

[Pamela Addison 💛🦋💛 @readingswan]

It’s Mental Health Awareness month, grief is an important aspect of mental health that’s not talked about enough, including schools. Being a mom of 2 grieving children isn't always easy. In the past 4 years I’ve become even more aware of how grief avoidant our society is.🧵

[Pamela Addison 💛🦋💛 @readingswan]

I also can't imagine not ever really knowing my dad and that is Graeme's reality. No memories, only stories that I share so he gets to know his Dad. @tonydokoupil @DavidMuir @ethanjsacks @echuckles @emilyakopp @morgfair @liskjenny @NACGnews @widowedPP @JennaBushHager

[Pamela Addison 💛🦋💛 @readingswan]

Four years ago our lives changed forever with one phone call. Every year Elsie, Graeme and I do something special to celebrate Martin’s memory. Something I know he would have loved to experience with them but never got the chance. We took a little trip to Essex, CT.

[Pamela Addison 💛🦋💛 @readingswan]

Four years and my brave #healthcarehero still hasn’t been acknowledged by @POTUS like other heroes. Hoping one day that will change because my husband truly made the ultimate sacrifice reporting to work each day at the height of the pandemic.

[Pamela Addison 💛🦋💛 @readingswan]

Four years ago our lives changed forever with one phone call. Every year Elsie, Graeme and I do something special to celebrate Martin’s memory. Something I know he would have loved to experience with them but never got the chance. We took a little trip to Essex, CT.

[Pamela Addison 💛🦋💛 @readingswan]

Hotel stay, swimming pool, and seeing Thomas the Train. Elsie and Graeme knew Papa was there in their hearts and watching over them as they had fun ♥️ but they wished he was still here with us instead of heaven.

[Pamela Addison 💛🦋💛 @readingswan]

Again I want to reiterate this point…as more and more people move on from #Covid19. I just want people to remember that there are so many children like Elsie, struggling with the destruction that Covid caused their family. @hodakotb @POTUS @FLOTUS @VP @SavannahGuthrie @Ricekmc

[Pamela Addison 💛🦋💛 @readingswan]

As a mommy of 2 grieving children, I can see their pain, I know when they are having a “Papa moment” I know when they are struggling with something, I know when their grief starts sneaking up on them. Others may not see it, but I do. @SurvivorsChange @Jerri3dz @CTZebra @NACGnews

[Pamela Addison 💛🦋💛 @readingswan]

I am amazed by Elsie’s strength. I am amazed and completely proud of her because she is so young but carries something very heavy and very complex with her each and every day. @SherylNYT @sherylsandberg @NikkiBattiste @JuliaRaifman @juliebosman @chrisjkocher @Surgeon_General