How Many Times Can Your Heart Be Broken

How does one with a broken heart after losing a child or that of being a victim of domestic violence or that of being struck down with a disabling condition that was to affect the way they lived for the rest of their life - carry on, well let me tell you, heartache has to one of the most painful experiences a person could ever have to endure, however with counselling and medicinal treatment people are coping with loss and pain and putting their past behind them, however still never forgetting the misery in their life. Sharing your sorrows with another who is willing to give a shoulder to cry on is a positive way to release whatever you are feeling inside, never bottle up agonizing emotions because this can only cause more misery or encourage your health to deteriorate.

I would like to share with you this heartbreaking true story of a young girl very close to my heart that had her fair share of upset in her life. The heartache in her early years of womanhood was enough to put those to shame who complained over a headache.

June Bridget was her name, mother of two young children a boy and girl, it was not long after setting up home with her partner when he began to show his true colours. June Bridget suffered immense suffering caused by flying fists and kicks to the head. With being so young 20 years old, June found it hard to make that vital decision to get away from the mental and physical torture, why did she not leave, could it have been the punches had numbed her way of thinking or could it have been the elation felt after finding out she was pregnant again, as much as she loathed the beast she lived with, did not mean she would ever stop loving his kids.

Happiness prevailed for June after the birth of a baby girl a daughter Mary Ann, happiness was soon to be taken away from June when at three months old Mary Ann died a victim of cot death. Sadly it took the death of her beloved daughter that made her see sense and walk out of the abusive relationship, thanks to having many brothers her partner never followed through with his threats to come looking to harm her. One never really gets over the heartache involved with losing a baby but for the sake of her other two children June got her life back on track only to collapse with a brain haemorrhage of which took nine hours on an operating table to save her live. After months and months of treatment and being prescribed medication that she was to take for the rest of her life to help with her epileptic fits June carried on regardless trying to put everything behind herJune found happiness and had everything to live for when she met Rob who cared for her and her children. Both Rob and June sat down to plan their future together and thought a having a baby would be the icing on the cake to make their relationship a strong bonding one in closeness and into the bargain a little brother or sister for the other two much loved children who had taken to Rob from day one of their meeting. Heartache was to come to the fore once again for a girl that had suffered so much in such a short space of time in her life. It was eighteen months after her operation when Rob and June had an appointment with June’s doctor to clarify that she was well enough to carry another child. As they both approached the hospital entrance Rob collapsed at June’s feet only to be pronounced dead.

I ask you, how any person can suffer so much heartache in a period of over five years and carry on for the sake of others; however it was those others (family) that got June through the hard times, if you suffer heartache remember that your family are there for support.

June eventually found happiness when she married Benny. June and Benny accepted that they were never to have a child together but they were compensated by the way of grandchildren who helped fill the void in her life of her lost baby Mary Ann. I hold my hand up to a very brave niece of mine who has made me so proud. If you are one of these people who fly in gods face and fake an illness for attention or think the pain from a headache is disabling then think again. Heartache comes from a broken heart and believe me Junes heart was broken more times that you could ever imagine possible.