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Author: cvanthof

I'm Peter's partner, Chelsea. We met in veterinary school through a mutual friend and the three of us quickly became best friends (although Peter was loathe to admit it). I was smitten with Peter from the moment I met him and fell in love with him over the course of the two years it took for us to finally profess our love for each other. We then spent three and a half years building a beautiful life, together, that was tragically cut short. A life I will always cherish and long for. This journal serves as a space for me to not only work through my grief by writing directly to Peter, but also to spread awareness and understanding around suicide loss. It is a special flavor of grief that comes with questions that will never be answered.
If You're Listening

FOMO

I feel really alone, right now, babe. It feels like no one is around. Like they are going through losing […]

July 24, 2022July 24, 2022By cvanthof
Reflections

Weak Coffee

I miss you so much, babe. I haven’t been sleeping much, lately, but it’s not like it was in the […]

July 22, 2022July 22, 2022By cvanthof
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In Kristen’s Apartment

“Oh man babe, it’s been a long week” is what I originally wrote when I started this post, over a […]

July 17, 2022July 22, 2022By cvanthof
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Moving

Fuck, babe. This isn’t right. This isn’t right, at all. I know you don’t disappear from my heart once we […]

June 30, 2022June 30, 2022By cvanthof
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Nightwalkers

Nothing puts me in a more vulnerable place than walking Hugo late at night, alone, in our neighborhood. We were […]

June 29, 2022June 29, 2022By cvanthof
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11 Weeks

Hugo and I are leaving our apartment on Thursday, babe. I’ve started packing and Hugo is getting anxious. I have […]

June 28, 2022June 28, 2022By cvanthof
Memories

Farmer’s Market

Hey Babe, Your sunflowers are starting to sprout…It’s Saturday and I woke up and for a moment it felt like […]

June 25, 2022June 29, 2022By cvanthof
Reflections

How Are You?

How am I supposed to answer this question when people ask it in passing? Or when they are more of […]

June 24, 2022By cvanthof
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I Miss Talking to You

If you want love, you gon’ have to go through the pain…If you want trust, you gon’ have to give […]

June 24, 2022June 24, 2022By cvanthof
Reflections

Just In Case

Just in case I’m dreaming, and we get a redo. Just in case I’m still in the bed we share, […]

June 20, 2022June 30, 2022By cvanthof

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