Jason B. Rosenthal: The journey through loss and grief
جاسون ب. روزنثال: الرحلة بين الفقدان والمرارة
When Jason B. Rosenthal's wife died, he says: "as clichéd as it sounds, I started working on living each day as it comes, to get through the complexities of life." Full bio
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that explain why I am here.
والعلاج في المنزل،
published an article she wrote
on March 3, 2017.
من مارس،2017.
by over five million people.
من جميع أنحاء العالم.
about our life together,
Want to Marry My Husband."
on a personal ad for me.
an empty space for me to fill
three wonderful, now grown children,
رائعين، والآن هم راشدون،
of our life together.
up until her last day.
with our daughter Paris,
ألفته مع ابنتنا "باريس"،
on the "New York Times" bestseller list.
مبيعاً في "النيويورك تايمز".
were not that long.
to gather people together.
على تجميع الناس.
and adults of all ages
من مختلف الأعمار
in the sense of it being rather public.
was not my story alone.
لم تكن قصتي وحدي.
and I'm so grateful for that.
وأنا ممتن لهذه الفرصة جدًّا.
into my new life,
part of the process of moving forward
من عملية المُضي قُدماً
I think it would be important
about the end of life,
emotionally since then.
عاطفياً منذ ذلك الوقت.
التاسع من يناير، 2017.
we could do hospice at home
نفس البيئة المُريحة لها في المنزل
would shrink to half her body weight,
تتضاءل إلي نصف وزنها،
with her husband again,
would soon feel like running a marathon.
سوف يكون قريباً مثل الجري في ماراثون.
a beautiful environment to die in.
بأنها بيئة لطيفة للاحتضار.
the sounds of machines beeping
drug administration,
تعاطي الدواء الإلزامية،
as meaningful as we could.
هذه الأسابيع ذات معنى.
to happen to them, like, for sure,
المصير، بالتأكيد،
about it was liberating.
possible to our children in her absence.
أفضل أب لأبنائنا علي الرغم من غيابها.
she gave me confidence
I had with each one of them,
واحد منهم بعلاقة عظيمة،
can make decisions together.
وهي باتخاذ قرارات سوياً.
we organized groups of visitors.
نظمنا مجموعات من الزائرين.
even as she began her physical decline.
الرغم من أنها قد بدأت في الانسحاب جسدياً.
of Amy and of us.
عن إيمي وعنا.
on her loyal friends.
على أصدقائها الأوفياء.
for the surviving family members.
لأفراد العائلة الذين على قيد الحياة.
and tell you that to this date,
وأخبركم أنه إلي هذا الوقت،
final weeks that haunt me.
الأخيرة التي تطاردني.
to the bathroom,
compared to Amy's frail body.
مقارنة بجسد إيمي المتداعي.
الرحم وهي في سريرنا،
out of my head.
through the hospice experience,
قد مر بتلك التجربة،
to have those memories
أن تمتلك كل هذه الذكريات
if they ever want to talk about it.
لو أرادوا الحديث عن ذلك.
living each day with those lasting images.
شخص يعيش كل يوم بتلك الذكريات الدائمة.
but I've never been asked that question.
ولكنني لم أُسأل أبداً هذا السؤال.
to experience grief in a public way.
الحزن أمام الجميع.
wrote beautiful words of reflection.
كتبوا لي كلمات تعزية رقيقة.
was deeper and richer
with the intense grieving process
في تخطي فاجعتي العميقة
from a woman reader
وصلتني من سيدة قارئة
but that really is not my issue.
ولكن هذا ليس موضوعي.
this note from a family friend:
هذه الرسالة من صديق العائلة:
how to make cornbread croutons.
خبز الذرة المحمص.
creativity in croutons."
after Amy's death,
with Parkinson's disease.
عقودًا مع مرض باركنسون.
can the human condition handle?
يستطيع الإنسان أن يحتمل؟
of dealing with this intense loss
مجابهة هذا الفقدان المروع
is a lifelong mission,
أنها مهمة عمر بأكمله،
I have done just that.
and seek the joy and the beauty
is capable of providing.
and events honoring Amy,
that way during those times?"
أوقات حالكة مثل هذه؟"
apply to other surviving spouses,
علي كل الأزواج الذين يحاولون النجاة،
اسمه "شوجي"،
between life and death
that connects the two.
wonderful, vital parts of life,
we want to get rid of,
أن نتخلص منها،
as I move forward with grieving.
بينما أحاول تخطي فاجعتي.
following Amy's death, though,
التي تلت وفاة إيمي،
would be ever-present,
to receive some promising advice.
lost her life partner kept repeating,
شريك حياتها كانت تُكرر،
what she was talking about.
very public permission
from time to time.
at an LCD Soundsystem concert,
بنظام صوتي،
or with a college buddy on a boys' trip
أو مع صديق دراسة في رحلة شبابية
I never met before.
لم أحظ بمقابلتهم فيما سبق.
beating down on it on a cold day,
شمس داخلية في يوم بارد،
stunning children.
with an older gentleman
and the caption, "I just met Popeye,"
مُعلقاً، "قابلت باباي للتوّ"
walking to the train
after graduating college,
back at me and asked,
"You are 100 percent ready. You got this."
"أنت جاهز 100%. أنت قادر على إنجاز ذلك".
through Battersea Park in London,
on our way to yoga.
في طريقنا لليوغا.
is also there to discover,
in this category, I want to say,
من هذا القبيل، أريد أن أقول،
for you not to share with me."
أن لا تشاركيني هذا الجمال."
Manchester Orchestra album,
لأوركسترا مانشيستر،
into "The Sunshine,"
of Luke Sital-Singh's "Killing Me,"
للوك سيتال-سينغ،
that you're not here with me.
but I'm feeling guilty."
that life has to offer,
تمنحها لنا الحياة،
that was so much a part of Amy's DNA,
كجزء من جينات إيمي،
reflecting off of Lake Michigan,
بحيرة متشيغان،
how the light shines
noticing the fresh buildup of snow
ألاحظ البداية الجديدة للثلوج
that I'm a very fortunate person.
إنني محظوظ للغاية.
that loves and supports me.
during my time of grief.
في وقت حزني.
with your intentional empty space,
مع المساحة الفارغة المتعمدة،
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Jason B. Rosenthal - Advocate, artistWhen Jason B. Rosenthal's wife died, he says: "as clichéd as it sounds, I started working on living each day as it comes, to get through the complexities of life."
Why you should listen
Jason B. Rosenthal writes: "I have practiced law and developed real estate in Chicago for half of my life. But that is only what I did 9 to 5. What made me better at my profession -- and as a human being getting through each day -- was realizing my thirst for learning and doing. I practiced yoga intensely; I traveled the world with my wife and my family; I learned to paint and made a home studio; and I developed a passion for cooking. I would not have called myself the most passionate student when I was in school, but in my adult life I have read with a thirst for knowledge -- everything from the most meaty fiction, fascinating nonfiction and magazines. My family is what makes me who I am today.
"I was married to the most amazing woman for half of my life. We raised three incredible children in Chicago, a culturally vibrant and livable city with people of good midwestern values. When my bride died of ovarian cancer after 26 years of marriage, I got in touch with real pain. I immediately reevaluated my life's work. I had talked for years about whether my chosen career path gave me real fulfillment. I am now the executive director of a nonprofit organization created in Amy's name, the Amy Krouse Rosenthal Foundation. I am fueled by its mission to provide programs that encourage child literacy and funding for early detection of ovarian cancer. My future is a blank space waiting to be filled."
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