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Who Am I?

I am the wife, the husband, the soul mate, the parent, the child, the grandparent, the brother, the sister, the in-law, the neighbor, the best friend, the partner, the co-worker, the supervisor.

We are police survivors.

For some our pain is loud, for others silent, but for all our pain is deep.

It hurts to remember the past, the difficulty of today,
and the fear of our tomorrows.

Why did this happen to us?

What did we do to be exposed to all this hurt and emotion?

We did nothing wrong!

We just loved and valued our relationship with an officer who died.

Being exposed to this loss does not make me contagious.
By avoiding me and the remembrance of this officer,
you inflict secondary injuries that we do not deserve.

 So who am I?

I could be you.

Author:
Patrick Monaghan
1974 co-worker survivor