I feel a bit silly having posted this on swaylocks. I really don’t know you all that well. The truth is I love my daughter so much I want to show her to the whole wide world. Her way too short life has been and always will be a tremendous blessing in our lives. All of those who have children know what I’m talking about.
Don’t feel silly. You may have been posting for you, but maybe you didn’t realize you were also posted it for us. Many of us have been touched by your story. I emailed a copy of your post on this thread to many people I know. They’ve been touched also. I told them I was not doing it to bring them down, but to inspire them to appreciate their loved ones. It’s easy to get busy with life and forget to appreciate the people closest to us. For some, you’ve caused us stop and take account of ourselves.
As privateer put it, it’s like a ripple effect. You pain is inspiring the opposite effect in many lives. I guess it’s small consillation, but at least it’s something.
Beautiful Ida is making life better for many and you’ve made that happen by telling us about it. So, don’t feel silly.
Yes Haarvard. All of us with kids can empathize. It is our biggest fear. I am so sorry your beautiful little girl is leaving you and your family. I don’t have the words to express my feelings and the depth of my regrets for your loss. Mike
So very sorry to hear that. My heart hurts for you. I don’t know if I could bear that. I think tonight I will give my own daughter an extra hug and tell her “I love you” one extra time and hopefully send some love Ida’s way too.
First off lots of love and good Karma from the Swift family
I think you have made us all realise that no matter what the surf industry is doing to Bert or whether you laps didn’t come out well. It is nothing compared to what you might be going through.
When I got home last night i gave my daughter the biggest hug.
You have reminded us that the ones you love come first everything else is irrelevant.
they say when a person pass on, they leave their legacy . . . built upon memories and moments shared. When gone they still share that legacy through the ones they knew . . . they would want you to remember to keep going on, to stand where it was necessary, to continue to love. To live as they have . . .
I can only pray . . . remember to always have hope. God holds our existence apart from nothing. So he has created, and the soul is immortal and eternal . . . Even though she passes, she still exists.
When my older daughter was 6 she suffered a ruptured appendix. The doctors misdiagonsed her and sent her home. That night she was practically lifeless, so I rushed her back to the hospital. It was touch and go for about a week, but they managed to take care of things. Then we had several months of worrying whether they actually did get all the infection out. Today she is 16 going on 17 and a 4.0 student.
I feel for you man. I was never quite as sad as then. Cried so much. Till today there are songs I hear that bring tears to my eyes because I remember them playing when she was in the hospital.
It’s almost a year now since my cousin and father passed away. Although I miss them so much, it’s getting better. I talk to them in my prayers or whenever I feel the need. Somehow I know they can hear me, and I know they watch over me.
May God bless you Haarvard with the strength to get past this. May he make you and your family stronger, and find a way to explain why he took your daughter at such a young age.
I’m certainly feeling for you Haavard. I can’t imagine anything more painful than the loss of a child. My prayers are with you.
I’ve lost quite a few loved ones over the last year… another friend of mine passed away three days ago. I believe the spirits of our loved ones live on in our memories. I’ve spent a lot of time remembering lately.
You have but one family - those that live under your roof and those of us here on the web.
You are blessed to have such a large and caring group of ‘family’
We are supposed to share our good days and bad ones - Those of us on this site may not ‘know’ each other but do share a passion. It is more than I can say about people I ‘know’ just because I ‘see’ them.
Not much into religion but I do believe in God and have ‘seen’ faith move mountains.
I shared your post with the rest of my family. Our prayers go out to your family.
If you are up to it share some of your memories of Ida with us. I would love to hear some.
The power of prayer is real. God bless you and your family
Mike