Margarita Kaschenko

A Suitcase on a Heart Margarita Kaschenko

What is like to lose a loved one? The author is telling us about her husband who she lost to cancer two years ago, and how devastating it was to watch final weeks of his life. She compares her pain with carrying a heavy invisible suitcase on her heart. Watching her husband die made the author to come face-to-face with the fact that we will die one day, and we do not have control over when and how. This autobiographical psychological short story is exploring an incredibly complicated journey of grief, showing us that pain can turn into love when we are able to observe our emotions and accept them. If you are grieving and feeling lonely, then reading about this experience of grief and loss can be very healing. If you have not encountered a loss yet, the story can prepare your heart and mind for this transformational experience that can be strangely beautiful at times.