When "See You Later" Never Came: But Goodbye Did
My father always told me never to say goodbye-because goodbyes are final.
He taught us to say see you later, believing it kept hope alive and love connected.
So on May 5, 2024, at 9:28 p.m., when I spoke to my son for the last time, I followed that lesson.
I said, "See you later."
Later never came.
At 1:14 a.m., a phone call shattered everything I believed about time, promises, and tomorrow. My son was gone-only two years after I had already buried my mother on May 14, 2022. Grief did not knock twice. It broke the door down.
When "See You Later" Never Comes - But Goodbye Did is not a book about moving on or finding quick peace. It is a raw, faith-anchored journey through sudden loss, compounded grief, and the unbearable silence that follows words you thought would carry you to another day.
With honesty, compassion, and spiritual reflection, S. Lynette Ellis walks readers through the space between what was said in love and what was taken without warning. Each chapter offers gentle insight, practical exercises, and healing activities designed to help readers process pain, honor their loss, and find their voice again-one breath at a time.
This book is for the mothers, the daughters, the sons, the fathers, and anyone who ever believed there would be more time.
Because sometimes goodbye arrives uninvited-
but love never leaves.
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