Ranjan, I am wiping away tears after reading this piece. No words can begin to alleviate the pain that your family has felt from Samaya's passing but your bravery, candor and generosity in penning this essay are deeply appreciated. You are an inspiring writer and an amazing father.
Thank you so much for this incredibly hard to read post, Ranjan. I am so sorry for your loss. I am a father too and I felt so much while reading this. I really hope you will heal. I am glad to hear you didn't break in the face of this unimaginable pain. For which I can't find any description. Thanks for reminding of how precious life and time are. Thank you for being brave to pour your soul into this. Please try and share how life is going forward and never hesitate to reach out for support. It probably will sound stupid, since we haven't met, but if you ever need to talk - message me.
I feel as guilty calling this post "beautiful" as I would smiling in a photo after someone's death; but as you say: she'd be —and in my lowly human opinion in fact is— proud of you and your determination to recover life from death. My condolences to you and your lovely family, and thank you for sharing this.
Beautiful and heartbreaking. I just put my kids to bed and sang “you are my sunshine” before I read it and now I am a puddle. Thank you for sharing your story. “Samaya” will be my mantra when I need a little more patience and grace as a parent. Every moment is a gift.
I can’t stop the tears flowing through every sentence of your story. As a father of twin girls myself, I don’t have the strength to imagine this pain myself. I am also dealing with the grief of my father living through the last stages of a very quick and unexpected descent into ALS. Thank you for sharing your journey.
Thank you for sharing your story, Ranjan. I was brought to tears several times and reminded of how grief is a gift -- without grief we would never remember or experience the profound love and joy our loved ones gave us.
Oh man, I'm so sorry for your loss... What you wrote is a beautiful tribute. Thank you for sharing this with us. An hour ago I was worrying about some silly business stuff, and now I feel I should make plans to make memories with my sons. Thank you for slightly changing my view on the world on a cold Norwegian morning...
I’m reading this through tears. Samaya looks like my daughter. I’m sorry I have had no idea this past year was the worst you were going through. Thank you for sharing this with us. Your love for Samaya is so tangible and she knew she was loved. What an amazing little girl with an amazing family ❤️
Ranjan, thank you for sharing what you and your family went through. I'm deeply sorry for your loss. I'm a dad to two kids, an older daughter and a younger son, and I love to cook with my daughter too - I see so much of my life and daughter in the photos and stories you shared, my gut was clenched while reading through this post. Thanks for reminding me to be extra present with them.
Ranjan, I am wiping away tears after reading this piece. No words can begin to alleviate the pain that your family has felt from Samaya's passing but your bravery, candor and generosity in penning this essay are deeply appreciated. You are an inspiring writer and an amazing father.
What a beautiful and heartbreaking tribute to Samaya. I'm so sorry for your loss. Thank you for sharing it.
Thank you so much for this incredibly hard to read post, Ranjan. I am so sorry for your loss. I am a father too and I felt so much while reading this. I really hope you will heal. I am glad to hear you didn't break in the face of this unimaginable pain. For which I can't find any description. Thanks for reminding of how precious life and time are. Thank you for being brave to pour your soul into this. Please try and share how life is going forward and never hesitate to reach out for support. It probably will sound stupid, since we haven't met, but if you ever need to talk - message me.
I feel as guilty calling this post "beautiful" as I would smiling in a photo after someone's death; but as you say: she'd be —and in my lowly human opinion in fact is— proud of you and your determination to recover life from death. My condolences to you and your lovely family, and thank you for sharing this.
Ranjan, this is a beautiful tribute to Samaya. We're deeply sorry for your loss. Thank you so much for sharing her story. We know she was loved.
Thank you for sharing all of it.
I'm so sorry for your loss. I'm sitting here just sobbing into my phone with my 7 month old sitting on my lap. Thank you for sharing your story.
Beautiful and heartbreaking. I just put my kids to bed and sang “you are my sunshine” before I read it and now I am a puddle. Thank you for sharing your story. “Samaya” will be my mantra when I need a little more patience and grace as a parent. Every moment is a gift.
I can’t stop the tears flowing through every sentence of your story. As a father of twin girls myself, I don’t have the strength to imagine this pain myself. I am also dealing with the grief of my father living through the last stages of a very quick and unexpected descent into ALS. Thank you for sharing your journey.
Thank you for sharing your story, Ranjan. I was brought to tears several times and reminded of how grief is a gift -- without grief we would never remember or experience the profound love and joy our loved ones gave us.
Oh man, I'm so sorry for your loss... What you wrote is a beautiful tribute. Thank you for sharing this with us. An hour ago I was worrying about some silly business stuff, and now I feel I should make plans to make memories with my sons. Thank you for slightly changing my view on the world on a cold Norwegian morning...
Beautiful piece. Thank you for sharing ❤️
I’m reading this through tears. Samaya looks like my daughter. I’m sorry I have had no idea this past year was the worst you were going through. Thank you for sharing this with us. Your love for Samaya is so tangible and she knew she was loved. What an amazing little girl with an amazing family ❤️
Thank you for sharing this story
Heartbreaking. Brought me to tears. Beautiful tribute to Samaya.
Ranjan, thank you for sharing what you and your family went through. I'm deeply sorry for your loss. I'm a dad to two kids, an older daughter and a younger son, and I love to cook with my daughter too - I see so much of my life and daughter in the photos and stories you shared, my gut was clenched while reading through this post. Thanks for reminding me to be extra present with them.