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

New Jersey, USA
Joined August 2018
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Wearing Blue today in honor of Children’s Grief Awareness Day πŸ’™πŸ¦‹πŸ’™πŸ¦‹πŸ’™ This day is for them and for all the children like themπŸ’™ @sherylsandberg @DanRather @SurvivorsChange @DavidMuir @SherylNYT @chrisjkocher @juliebosman @NikkiBattiste @MarkedByCovid @liskjenny @NACGnews
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Yummy and tasty treats and so much more to support this girl and her troop gsnutsandmags.com/landing/1/…
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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
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Pamela Addison πŸ’›πŸ¦‹πŸ’› retweeted
We understand your pain @readingswan and we know you are doing everything you can to keep their Dad with them in spirit.
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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
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Pamela Addison πŸ’›πŸ¦‹πŸ’› retweeted
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.🧡
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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.🧡
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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
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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.
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Pamela Addison πŸ’›πŸ¦‹πŸ’› retweeted
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.
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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.
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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 β™₯️ but they wished he was still here with us instead of heaven.
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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.
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Pamela Addison πŸ’›πŸ¦‹πŸ’› retweeted
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
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Pamela Addison πŸ’›πŸ¦‹πŸ’› retweeted
As a mommy of 2 grieving children, I can see their pain, I know when they are having a β€œPapa 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
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Pamela Addison πŸ’›πŸ¦‹πŸ’› retweeted
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
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Pamela Addison πŸ’›πŸ¦‹πŸ’› retweeted
There is not a day that goes by that she doesn’t tell me that she wishes her Papa was still her with us because she loves and misses him so much. She is now at that age where she is trying to understand why Papa died as well as wanting to learn more about the person he was.
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