Good Morning Friends,
I realize I haven’t explained that there is no “official” place called Treehaven. It’s just a little spot off the mountain bike trail at Bethpage State Park. This is the site where my son chose to end his life, and where I placed the original journal. I came up with the name “Treehaven” so I could refer to it more positively instead of just saying “the site” or “where Nico died.” Only people who read the journal would know the site was called Treehaven, because I made it up and wrote about it in the journal.
Treehaven seems to have a very special energy. People are drawn to it, and it is very peaceful and healing. I know it’s hard to understand how I could feel this way knowing my son died there, but my feeling is that it was a kind of sanctuary for him and that he too, felt the peace and special energy of the place.
I made a choice not to bury my son, his cremated remains are on my fireplace ledge. So Treehaven I feel is his grave site, which is why the vandalism hurt so much, as well as the parks department taking down the tree house and cutting limbs off the tree.
Have you ever been there? Leave a comment…
Vicki