
"In life, there comes a time to resist and a time to fight, a time to forgive and a time to forget; a time live and a time to die. When the time for the bereaved comes to 'let go' of their grief, I have often been told that a good way to symbolise the 'letting go' which the bereaved body requires in order to be restored to full health once more, is to release a balloon into the heavens with a prayer attached to it. The mere act of letting go of the string is physiologically as significant as releasing the umbilical cord of life to which the living person still remains mentally bound to the deceased. " William Forde: August 14th, 2013.