A look at
how love and grief
effect how we love so
deeply.
LOVE AND GRIEF
OF THE HEART
by Paula Aragon, Public Affairs
February is known as the “love” month, since
Valentines Day is smack dab in the middle of
the month.
It is not just for the romantics at heart, but it
is day for remembering love.
Love for those we hold near and dear. Love
for those whom we have lost along the way,
whether through life taking us in separate
directions, or those who have passed before
us.
Love and grief are close cousins. You can’t
have one without the other. Together they
make us realize the depth of love we have
and once it is gone, the grief we will suffer
for a love that will be missed.
Here at the Raymond G. Murphy VA Medical
Center, we can see the love family members
have for their Veteran. When that Veteran is
placed in our hospice care, or perhaps those
families who are staying at the Albuquerque
Fisher House, they know all too well the love
for the one being cared for may have an
unexpected outcome, and grief is likely soon
to follow.
This is proven time and again. Mr. Vincent’s
love for his beloved dog Patch, for instance
One last wish granted and a love that was
unbreakable between man and man’s best
friend. A family member who stayed at the
Fisher House and who had to relinquish a
love for a sister, due to her passing.
Grief came to pay a visit.
Although the love we hold close to our heart,
whether that be for family, friends or the
family pet, that is a bond that is difficult to
let go of. This type of love runs deep in one’s
veins, and therefore, is why grief is so
difficult. We love deeply.
Love should never be taken for granted
because we never know when it could be
taken away.
“The risk of love is loss, and the price of loss
is grief – But the pain of grief is only a
shadow when compared with the pain of
never risking love.” ~ Hilary Stanton Zunin.
During the month of love, take the time to
love those living more deeply and remember
the love of those who have gone before us.
For this is the meaning of true love.
"Love is
patient. Love
is kind. It
does not envy
or boast..."