Something I hear quite often from the grieving parents and children I work with is that they can’t remember what their loved one sounded like. They have plenty of pictures and other mementos, but they are missing a voice. I’ve seen children become quite upset by that, as if their parent will be truly gone only when they are no longer heard.
A voice. Something we take for granted until we no longer hear it saying, “I love you.” Or telling a story or joke. Or helping you talk through a troubling time in your life. Or giving you encouragement when you need it the most.
The quality of a voice. How it sounds when a person is getting sleepy, or excited, or happy or sad.
If you would like to have a voice to remember, here is a wonderful article on “Grief and Oral History” to get you started…
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We meant to get an oral history of my father in law but it is too late now. We want to get both of our mothers and make our own recordings for our boys.
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That would be a wonderful idea. 😀
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When we lost our mom after a few days i was searching my phone if i had any voice message. I so wanted to hear her voice.
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Were you ever able to find a recording with her voice.
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alot of video clips..have no courage to listen or watch them. I tried I couldn’t.
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When you can, they will be there waiting for you.
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It’s very heart breaking..
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