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Heidi Ray
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- Kennewick, WA
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The past tense thing really makes me mad but, when I talk about my Mom in the present tense I sometimes feel like people think I am loosing it....I feel like talking about her in the present because she is present in my heart.
Someone is reading what you have written and I can relate.....my mom died on July 3rd, 2009. I am not sure what she died from yet, she had had rotator cuff surgery 2 days prior and her and my little sister came to stay at my house while she recovere…
this is ment for the people who have lost the closest thing to them it doesnt matter if its a person or an animal it's stilla lost and they all hurt
If you have that hole in your heart that you get when you lose the woman that you shared a body with....
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- About Me:
- I am a 27 year old college student. I have a 5 year old daughter and have recently become guardian of my 13 year old sister following the death of my mother.
- About my Loss:
- My mother died on Friday, July 3rd, 2009 of yet to be determined causes. She came to stay at my house for a few days so I could care for her following rotator cuff surgery. I picked her up from the hospital Thursday night and awoke every 4 hours to give her medicine. When I awoke at 8am on Friday morning, she did not. She was only 51 years old and the single mother of a son, 28, myself, 27, and my younger sister, 13. I have lost my best-friend, mentor, inspiration, and partner throughout the journey of life. I feel as if my heart is gone and there is a hole where it once was.
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- At 11:28am on October 12, 2009,
Julie Marie Weiss said…
- Heidi,
Sorry that it took me so long to reply I have been sick, doing my externship to finish my medical assistant program and take my certification test on the 16th of november. How are you doing?
- At 11:14am on September 14, 2009,
Benny Shipton said…
- Hi - im sorry about your mum, thanks for the offer of listening, i too am here if you need to talk x
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Dear Connie: My heart goes out to you. I lost my Daddy May 7, 2010, just 8 weeks after my younger brother died unexpectedly. My Daddy & I also had some bumps in our relationship through the years. He was 84 years old, but I wasn't ready yet. I won't…
It's only been 2 weeks for me so I may not be going about this in the "right" way but if it is just a cashier or waitress or somone I dont know and will probably never see again I just say "Fine.. thank you". because I dont know them and if I try to…
Dear Connie, what you are feeling is typical. you are covered in grief and a million thoughts and emotions are drowning you. You don't know what end is up and total confusion is normal. I was in the same boat, my father passed away March 4 unexpecte…
Hello Everyone, I just found and joined this website earlier tonight in the middle of a bad crying spell that went on most of this afternoon. My father passed away a month ago yesterday from a heart attack. He went into the bedroom to change into…
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To One In Sorrow
Let me come in where you are weeping, friend,
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,
For I have known a sorrow such as yours, And understand.
-Grace Noll Crowell
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,
For I have known a sorrow such as yours, And understand.
-Grace Noll Crowell
The Light Beyond
The Gift That Freed Me To Give
A significant lesson for me has been understanding and accepting that our greatest gains often come through experiences in our lives that may be extremely painful. My father, Raphel Orval Beason, died less than four months before I was born at the age of 19 in an explosion at the Port Chicago U.S. Navy arsenal near Oakland, Calif. He was among 320 men killed on July 17, 1944, when two merchant ships blew next to...The loss of a son
Mother's Day will always be the anniversary of my son's death, no matter what date it falls on. May 9, 2010, the day I lost a piece of my heart. I have vivid memories of that day but they are brief glimpses only. He called that morning to tell me Happy Mother's Day Mom! I love you! I remember being 250 miles away from my home, my other child and my family. I don't know...Try tapping, it works wonders...
I don't often recommend specific methods to help with grief. But the self-help method I'm going to tell you about - EFT or Emotional Freedom Techniques - is well worth making an exception for. Basically, it involves tapping on the acupuncture points to tap into your body's own energy and healing power. If you think that sounds a little far-fetched and woo-woo, so did I. In fact, I starting doing EFT on myself for chronic...Daughter of Suicide
It has been 22 and a half years since my mother’s suicide in October 1987. I look at that number – 22 – and it startles me. It’s hard to believe that I have lived more of my life without my mother, than with her. During those first 10 years after her death I carried the heavy load of her suicide every waking moment. I struggled with my own depression and feelings of abandonment and...8 practical ways to help a grieving family
When a friend or family member experiences the death of a loved one, we quickly offer our condolences and help. Listed here are eight practical suggestions for helping a friend or family member that has just suffered a loss. 1. Offer to answer the telephone or answer emails at the family's home. Telephone calls and email can take up a considerable amount of time. Take messages and give information to friends and family. 2. Volunteer...Badge
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