If you think of every letter in the alphabet, there is a grief word that adequately describes the anguish one feels as a bereaved parent in 98% of them. Thanks to Florence Godfrey from West Virginia who was able to pinpoint these words. If you can think of others, please let me know and I will add them to the list.
A
alone, aching, agonized
B
broken, bereft, betrayed, bitter, battered
C
crippled, crushed, cheerless
D
Distraught, destroyed, dejected, desolate, devastated, drained, deflated
E
empty, exhausted
F
failed, forsaken, frightened
G
grieving
H
Helpless, heartbroken, horrified, hurt, hit
I
incompetent, incomplete
J
jealous
K
kicked
L
lessened, lost
M
Miserable
N
numb
O
overwhelmed, out of touch
P
powerless, pained, pining, punched
Q
questioning
R
rejected
S
sadness
T
tormented, troubled, trampled upon
U
unfit, unhinged, useless
V
void
W
weakened, wretched, worthless
XYZ
yearning
Sunday, October 11, 2009
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Ithought of a couple right off:
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