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Please share your Story = the Loss of your Son or Daughter 83 Replies
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Comment by Laura Villarreal on December 17, 2009 at 5:30pm -
Oh Karen, I am so sorry! I will say special prayers for a speedy recovery. I know a little about PAs and I don't think this will keep him from continuing on his path to being a PA.
Keep us posted.
Take care.
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Comment by Karen on December 17, 2009 at 5:01pm -
Damn Damn Damn - ! ! ! The only son I have left all but cut some fingers off last night. Time will tell if they were saved & if he has use of them. He is in college to be a physican assistant & hoped to work with orthopedic surgery. He may have lost that tonight too. It was his right hand & yes he is right handed. AHHHHHH !!!!!! A hand surgeon/plastic surgeon did surgey in the ER, saw blade destroyed a knuckle in the middle & pointer finger as well as nerves & tendons. No pins because the bones were splintered. they tried to sew them together.
time will tell...
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Comment by Gail Richardson on December 17, 2009 at 2:47pm - I know how you feel Karen - I truly hate this time of year too. And it seems to go on forever doesn't it? I'm doing the very least I can get away with again - no decorations yet, I have to put up a tree for my foster daughter's sake but will leave it till the very last minute. I ordered all my gifts on-line to avoid the Christmas shopping experience that I can well do without! Just hang in there hun, it'll soon be over. And we're all here for one another when it all gets too much. Hugs xxxxx
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Comment by Karen on December 15, 2009 at 5:15pm
- Will be a relief when the holidays are over !!! All the lights, carols, etc.... make me sort of angry !!! Then people say Happy Holidays or Merry Christmas , & all the )O&(&(&(*. Kill me now - pleaseeeeeeeeee.
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Comment by Katherine Ellis on December 8, 2009 at 5:25pm - "That" time of year is upon us. The big holiday. It's so hard to put up the tree, go shopping, bake the cookies and be happy. When what we really want is just to crawl in bed and hide until it's over. I pray for all of us that we find the strenght to get though it and find a moment of peace. God Bless you.
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Comment by Katherine Ellis on December 7, 2009 at 10:23pm
- Today the Christmas tree is up. Some years are easier than others. This year I just feel empty. I don't think we would have placed one in our home had it not been for our grand-daughters living with us. How they fill our hearts and bring smiles to our faces. I pray all of you have someone in your lives that help yo...u do that. The holidays seem to be the worst. All those holiday shoppers out there smiling, shopping with their children when ours aren't with us. I just want to go up to them and tell them how lucky they are. Each night we will light our angel candle next the picture of our daughter, that is the closes we can get to her. I pray for each and every one of us, that we have the strength to indure the rest of this year. That we all have a better New Year. God Bless Everyone. (my words I just posted the same thing on different sites
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Comment by Gail Richardson on December 6, 2009 at 3:54am
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God’s Greatest Work of Art
If a picture is worth a thousand words
And nothing worthwhile is ever lost
Then what is the value of memories
For those who paid the highest cost?
When a parent loses a child
Words become a useless tool
There is nothing to be said to undo the hurt
And feeble attempts are only cruel
A hug heart to heart in warm embrace
Surpasses any useless phrase
Shared tears and shared memories
More healing than funeral sprays
A photograph is a moment in time
And sometimes it can capture our soul
A place we can find solace in memories
To fill an empty hole
The triggered memories are priceless
For in a flood of tears we cannot see
And we must travel inward
to seek one’s own empathy
To empathize with ourselves
For the heart can heal all things
We all have what it takes…
A song bird is meant to sing
Our hearts are the greatest gift
That lies within our grasp
To endure the clinging agony
And find some peace at last
We must make new memories
That can only glorify the old
We can use our heart to heal ourselves
Our story must be told
Our grief should not be a secret
Death is not a curse
Living life without Joy
Is an existence so much worse
Brighten up someone else’s day
It will illuminate you own
And plant the seeds of destiny
That has a purpose and should be sown
Yes a picture is worth a thousand words
So share those pictures from your heart
Filibuster your child’s life to one and all
They are God’s greatest work of art.
- MC/9/09
Mitch Carmody
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Comment by Gail Richardson on December 5, 2009 at 6:11am
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Guess that was sort of 'the confirmation' you needed Allan - we call those warm feelings of comfort 'Angel Hugs' - you will too.
Gail
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Comment by Laura Villarreal on December 5, 2009 at 5:57am
- Thank you for sharing, Allan.
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Comment by Allan on December 5, 2009 at 3:08am -
Dear Group,
Remember my story about the box of clothes belonging to my daughter that has taken up residence in my living room? (Now simply called "the box" - kind of like the elephant in the living room) Well today we had a minor breakthrough.
The weather turned cold and snowy here in west Texas. Callie's younger sister Jessica needed a jacket to fit over her pregnant belly. A good spirit was present when Jessica opened the box and found one of Callie's army issue coats. She is so proud of her sister and misses her so much. This small action was a source of comfort to us. Thought I'd share it.
Thanks for listening. Allan
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And let me take your hand.
I, who have known a sorrow such as yours, can understand.
Let me come in--I would be very still beside you in your grief;
I would not bid you cease your weeping, friend,
Tears bring relief. Let me come in--and hold your hand,
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