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If I’m going to be honest, I got a bad case of birthday blues on my birthday itself. 

Probably because expectations weren’t met, my day didn’t go as planned. Also maybe because I turned 38 and still have no idea what I’m doing with life.

After 2012, I stopped celebrating my birthday on the day itself because my son’s birthday was exactly one week later. We’d do a joint party of course, but it was always more for him than anything. 

Mikael was my pride and joy. His happiness was my happiness. I never was one for big celebrations, so we kept it simple, but it was always important that we be with our loved ones. 

For seven years, life was scary hard but incredibly good. We were blessed. I had direction. I knew what I needed to do in order to survive. But in 2019, everything changed. My world shifted, crumbled.

July is both happy and sad for me. Full of gratitude and celebration, with an underlying tone of grief and longing. It’s been seven years since Mika’s passing. I’m still learning how to navigate this life without him.

TLDR: It was still a really good birthday month. Thank you for being part of it!!!
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