Today marks four years since I lost my Dad. I've written about him frequently, as a good portion of my followers on X came from my battle to get him Ivermectin during COVID when he was deathly ill (and fully vaccinated). He later took the booster and died 12 weeks after that. I blame the booster for basically allowing his cancer—a non-aggressive form of Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma—to become very aggressive and kill him within months rather than the years we had been told to expect. That was my first peek into how bad politicians and medical personnel with their own political agendas can damage the population. Looking at you, Dr. Fauci, for example.
His death anniversary is always a very hard day for me. I'm an only child and was best friends with my parents. Thankfully, I still have my Mom, but the loss of my Dad still weighs so heavily. He was a big personality, and there's a vacuum that can't be filled. My son's father stepped out of his life when we divorced—my son was still a baby—and my Dad stepped into the role. He did a good job helping my son become a man. He and my son were best friends, and my son lost him way too young. I'm thankful my son is a fireman now and there are very good men at his station who have taken it upon themselves to mentor him. Nothing could replace his Papa, though.
I've learned a lot about grief. Mostly, I've learned I wasn't empathetic enough to others who lost loved ones before. I didn't understand how hard it is. I didn't understand the finality or how you never really get over it. I wasn't supportive enough or a good enough friend. In that way, grief has made me a better human. It's one of those lessons you unfortunately have to learn through experience.
Genuinely such a powerful line that completely changed the way I look at grief, I think about it every day https://t.co/GK4YNsXLWt
— Jack (-_•) (@captaincupkicks) February 27, 2026
— Literarium (@Literarium12) March 3, 2026
That's just it. There is no silver lining for us on Earth. It's just loss and heartache. For those of us in Christ who believe we will one day see a New Heaven and a New Earth, we have the hope of Heaven. That is our silver lining. There will be a day when we see our loved ones again.
Grief is sneaky. You’ll be doing something mundane and then remember.
— Mima (@RealLifeGold) June 28, 2021
Frankness about someone’s sudden death is hard-earned by the person thinking about it every second of every day and making the arrangements, not a former friend observing from a distance who has the luxury of merely opining for big bucks on her “grief.” “My husband’s dead, not to… https://t.co/zop5lJXAq1
— Mary Katharine Ham (@mkhammer) January 28, 2026
If you use people’s grief for entertainment you must truly be secure in your belief that there is no justice in this world or the next
— Inez Stepman ⚪️🔴⚪️ (@InezFeltscher) December 6, 2025
Sorrow and grief drive you into God and show you resources you never had and never knew you needed.
— Timothy Keller (1950-2023) (@timkellernyc) March 3, 2026
That's the thing... be kind to people. Grief is coming for every one of us—we all get our turn. There's no dodging it unless you never let yourself love, and honestly? That would break your heart even worse.
