Carrie's Grief Counselor
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Her faith was the core of who she was. And so it was very important to her that she found someone whose faith was aligned with hers.
Her faith was the core of who she was. And so it was very important to her that she found someone whose faith was aligned with hers.
Carrie, she was always the bubbly little blonde and just loved life. People were drawn to Carrie.
Carrie, she was always the bubbly little blonde and just loved life. People were drawn to Carrie.
We tried to talk Carrie into waiting a little longer. She really did not want to. Carrie was looking for a husband with morals and values that were similar to what she had. And Matt, she believed, had those.
We tried to talk Carrie into waiting a little longer. She really did not want to. Carrie was looking for a husband with morals and values that were similar to what she had. And Matt, she believed, had those.
Carrie wanted children. She always had, and she was a wonderful mother.
Carrie wanted children. She always had, and she was a wonderful mother.
We went to Cook Children's Hospital in Fort Worth.
We went to Cook Children's Hospital in Fort Worth.
Carrie had been taking over-the-counter sleep aid since Cassidy died.
Carrie had been taking over-the-counter sleep aid since Cassidy died.
What helped Carrie, in addition to her faith and her family, was she saw a grief counselor for a year.
What helped Carrie, in addition to her faith and her family, was she saw a grief counselor for a year.
I just told Carrie that men and women often grieve in different ways.
I just told Carrie that men and women often grieve in different ways.
We received a phone call from the 911 operator telling us that we needed to get over to my daughter's house, that there had been an accident and we needed to get over there immediately.
We received a phone call from the 911 operator telling us that we needed to get over to my daughter's house, that there had been an accident and we needed to get over there immediately.
We ran out of the car and as I started running up to the front of the house, an EMT person stood in front of me and grabbed me and told me that my daughter was dead.
We ran out of the car and as I started running up to the front of the house, an EMT person stood in front of me and grabbed me and told me that my daughter was dead.