Authorpreneur Dashboard – Disa Van Orman
My Loved One Shines On! A Gift from Beyond
Religion & Spirituality
Disa Van Orman and her family were devastated by the sudden loss of her 6 year old grandson, Dylan Skye Goedeker. What happened? Why? How could he just be gone? Why not me? Thoughts swirled as she intended to write his eulogy. Alone, at 4:00 am, she couldn't imagine how she would be able to portray the loving and effervescent boy that he was. All of a sudden, words came to her and she typed them as quickly as possible. In total amazement, she became aware that her grandson was sending her a beautiful poem about how he was not gone. 'Oh, you are wrong if you think I'm gone.' were his first words. In his typical goofy humor, he ends the book with, 'Hey, don't forget that part about blossom, because I want this to end with, 'Man that would be awesome!!' He was sending a message to let her and the family know that he was with them. He also let her know that he wanted it to become a book to spread the word that our loved ones shine on! Eventually, Disa's magnificent photographs of animals and nature came to life once again as they were woven together with her grandson Dylan's words to create
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Not the end, but an evolution of our relationship.
It was just 5 days since the death of my amazing six-year-old grandson. At 4:30 a.m., I sat down to write his eulogy. We recently lost many elderly relatives but it was expected after a long life. My grandson's passing made no sense. The suddenness, the helplessness, the shock, the pain, the year 2012 was the end of the world for me. All the adventures we had pack into his short life. How I could convey how amazing, fearless, funny, talented, delightful and animated Dylan Skye was? How could he be gone just like that? How could I go on without my little love? Why not me? All of the sudden, words swirled into my head. For 20-30 minutes I typed quickly, fearing I would miss a word. "Oh, you are wrong if you think I'm gone." Everything changed. A beautiful poem had been given to me by my incredible grandson. He wanted me to share this with his grieving family to let them know he was still here, sending unbelievable signs and his love. A spark of hope entered my heart. Turning into a flame as I wove his words with my beautiful photographs of animals and nature to become an inspiring book that reacquainted me to my joy, laughter and passion.
