Grief

little sister killed by a drunk boater
Hi, I am new to the group, I have never done this before. I heard about it and thought it was worth a shot. My little sister's best friend, Britteny, was killed by a drunk boater on August 18. She was only 15. Britteny has always been my little sister in my eyes and she always will be, she knows that. People don't ... 26 Oct 2006 19:59

Losin my Son
I lost my beautiful Son - Timothy James DaSilva on July 15, 2006, he would have turned 21 on July 28th but never made it.... Tim was a BMX pro racer and he lived his life for BMX racing, that was his passion which began when he watched a video "RAD" when he was only 3 years old. One of Tim's dream was to build a BM... 11 Nov 2006 04:04

Karen Carpenter
In 1969, I was in a rock band which had a hit record...I met, fell in love with, and got engaged to a young singer named Karen Carpenter before she "hit it big."...her mother and brother were against the relationship, and one day her mother forced an end to it against our wishes....I have never recovered from Karen... 7 Oct 2006 21:18

will never get any better, only worse
My wife died 4 years ago and I have gone to funeral home seminars, read their literature, and now attend a monthly support group. Apparently I have been diagnosed as suicidal by members in the group but that is not the case at all. I just find it a struggle to get through each day. Finding a girl friend helps the f... 25 Sep 2006 19:59

When, if ever, does this get better?
As I have posted before I lost my partner, Neal, in April. Since then I have been in therapy and diagnosed with complicated grief and post traumatic stress disorder . I am thinking of asking for meds as the condition has not left me, I have good moments, sometimes hours, but never days. My behavior has become ev... 6 Sep 2006 21:43

My wee bro
My brother died 1st August aged 13. He had Hodgkin's Lymphoma for the last 19 months. I'm 34 and live with my wife and daughter so only saw him every week or so. The last few weeks he looked really bad and it was very distressing to see him so helpless - the life had already gone from him. Anyway my mum ph... 4 Aug 2006 13:39

I just need to say something
My partner and mother of our two boys age 8 and 12 died suddenly of a heart attack on may 28 of this year and i find it hard to even get out of bed each morning but I do. I find it hard to eat ,sleep ,hold a conversation, work ,You name it. but the hardest thing of all is knowing that my children will have t... 3 Sep 2006 22:25

mother's death
This is my first group. I'm actually quite a luddite on the computer. Anyway, my mother died 3 weeks ago. She was an alcoholic and had been my whole life. I am 32, my mother turned 60 in April. She lived about 5 hours away. She collapsed in a bar and hit her head at noon on June 30th. This caused a condition called... 17 Aug 2006 12:48

physical symptoms
What physical symptoms have some of you experienced since your loss? I have been having stomach problems which are not traceable to a physical illness. Many types of food that previously never bothered me now make me sick. Eating is definitely last on my order of priorities. I do pay attention to nutritional ne... 4 Jul 2006 12:32

Birthday,crying a river of tears ....
It's been 4 months and 5 days since my only child, Doug, died, today would of been his birthday. Sunday, June 21,1964, at 6:36 a.m. my tiny baby boy was born, 4 lbs, 3 ozs, 16 inches long, 7 1/2 weeks early. I got a quick look at him and he was whisked away... he was in an Isolette for 3 days, an incubator for 2 ... 4 Jul 2006 12:32