Grief

My son John
My son John. What can I say about John. He was the sweetest boy that ever walked this earth, and believe me, he did alot of walking. lol. He use to love to walk. He brought joy to so many people walking these streets of cave in rock, ill. He was almost 28 when he passed away from us to heaven that day. It wa... 13 Apr 2008 15:09

Locate gravesite
Trying to locate a deceased friend since 1996 If anyone has any info it will bring happiness to my family. Her name is: Jacqueline E. Nieves 44 Jackson St Manhatten NY 10002 Born May 21, 1964 Passing May 15, 1996 passed away in St Vincents Hosp. NY Daughters Ruby and Jazmine lived in lower eastside of NY Pat... 4 Apr 2008 18:34

Just lost mother, father thinking about finding another
Hi, first post here. Any advice, interesting reads, on widowed parents getting together with someone else? Here's my situation: I'm a 23 guy, and have a 17 year old brother, and two 8-year old brothers (twins). My parents had been married for 24 years, but there was an accident last September, and we lost the 'q... 20 Apr 2008 09:12

A Picture Above My Monitor
Sometimes it helps to ponder and remember. And share. On the wall above my computer monitor at work there hangs a plate. It is eight or nine inches across, and hand painted with an outdoor scene. This plate was purchased by my mother in the late 1940's or early 1950's when she was living at home and working. ... 6 Apr 2008 12:51

Losing my son
My name is Tami. I am a 46yr. old mother of 3, was 3 till I lost my son just last September 2007, and am still grieving terribly for him. Yes, I have 2 beautiful daughters and 3 beautiful grandbabies, I couldn't be prouder, but I can't shake the grief I'm carrying for my son. It was such a sudden death, unexpect... 6 Apr 2008 15:17

lost of sister more than sibling
dear s.g., thank you for writing to us. i understand your feeling of 'raw', although now, exactly 800 days after losing my daughter i am forming a crust on top of the pain. like the loss of your beloved 'soul child', my savannah's death was totally preventable. doctors simply overlooked her congenital heart ... 31 Mar 2008 18:01

Exercise helps the Grieving Process
dear jack and amanda, i know, like probably both of you do, that it does nothing to change the spammers and robots that post to this group and who try to make a buck. it's absolutely astounding that any person could be so insensitive to grieving, hurting people. i can only imagine what those who are sufferin... 31 Mar 2008 18:01

This helped me to understand Mom's death...
dear laurie, thank you for this. it strikes a deep chord in me. i struggled to find the right words to inscribe on savannah's headstone; it took me almost one year. finally, i narrowed down my choices to some of the words from three songs: 'forever young' by bob dylan, 'may it be' by enya, and 'into the west... 31 Mar 2008 18:01

How to take care of yourself
DANIEL, thank you, this has been the MOST help to me. Mitchel's Mom ... 31 Mar 2008 18:01

My son passed away 2 years ago...
My son passed away two years ago on November 27 th, of 2005!!! He was only 18 years old!!! He would of celebrated his 21 st birthday a few days ago on Jan. 26 th to be exact!!! I promised him that when he became legal, I would take him on his very first gambling trip since I live only two miles from the nearest cas... 1 Feb 2008 17:01