Is it worth the pain?

 This post may or may not be helpful depending where you are in your grief. After my daughter passed, I was in the midst of the worst pain that I had ever known. I just wanted the pain to end. The thought popped into my mind Was this terrible pain worth having a child that I would only be able to love for 16 short years? Yes it was!!! The joy that she brought to my life, and the wonderful things she accomplished in her short life was most surely worth the tremendous pain I was feeling now. The tears that I have now are not only from the pain of loss, but also tears of joy for having had the privilege of being her father.