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Jodi Cole
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- Harrison, MI
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I miss my Mom!
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When will the ache subsi…
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Lost Without My Mom
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I lost my mom six weeks ago tomorrow to lung cancer. When we found out she had the cancer she was already in stage four and the doctors gave her up to six months to live, she made it three. She was my best friend in the whole world and I miss her te…
If you have that hole in your heart that you get when you lose the woman that you shared a body with....
Hi I'm Jodi and I'm here because I lost my mom who was my best friend six weeks ago tomorrow. She had lung cancer and the doctors told us that she only had probably 3 months to live and that's approximately what she lived. We watched her slowly day…
A group for people who have lost loved ones with prolonged suffering. For those of us who have seen that the end is coming, and had to watch the ones we love creep toward it.
My mom died, August 17, 2009 of an apparent heart attack from heart failure. Her doctors never told me how sick she was and so I was blown away and am heart sick and lost without her.
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- About Me:
- I'm 51 married, I have a daughter and two granddaughters. I work full time as a transit driver.
- About my Loss:
- I lost my mom 6 weeks ago, she was my mom and my best friend and I miss her so much. My mom died of lung cancer which had spread a mestasis to her throat and her lower spine. Since her death I was doing so well with the grief or so I thought but it seems that as time goes on I'm getting more bouts with sadness, I just don't understand it. It seems like it should be the other way around.
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- At 6:58am on June 26, 2010,
Michelle Batacan Alexander said…
- Dear Jodi,
I so very much understand. My mom died from cancer, breast to lungs. She died on June 8, 2010. What I thought was strength the first week, became numbness, and now as the weeks go on, left with the daunting task of mourning, while sorting my parents affairs and belongings, and still trying to be a wife, a mother to 4 young adults, a grandmother to be, and keep working to pay the bills.....the bouts of crying and sadness, and missing my mom are getting more frequent. I do know that there are no "shoulds" about mourning and grief. Thank you for being there. Knowing another heart is pushing forward, well it helps to know just that.
- At 4:20pm on March 7, 2010,
Tania Isaacs said…
- Jodi, I'm so sorry about your Mom. My Mom died on Feb 12 this year from abdominal cancer( following colon cancer that she had removed last April) My Mom was my best friend also. I was her only child and we were so close, even though I married and moved out of state, we still talked everyday and sometimes more than that.I feel the same way, I handled Mom's passing better than I expected I would. 2 weeks ago the heavy grieving started and I've never felt such pain in my life. For me I think it ws almost easier dealing with the memorial service and condolence's because I knew I could gather the strength to "get through" that week. But now I have nothing but time to have to deal with the pain. That's just my experience so far. If you need to chat, I'm here for you and you'll be in my thoughts and prayers. Take care, Tania
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Traumatic, Sudden Loss
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I love my Dad.
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Losing Someone to Cancer
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Missing my Son or Daug…
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I miss my Mom!
72 members
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Multiple Losses Group
49 members
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I Miss My Parent(s)
33 members
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Tattoo Memorial
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Lost Without My Mom
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mY sOuLmAtE, mY bEsTfRiE…
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Caylee Marie Anthony
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for loved ones who have…
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Orphaned Adults
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Losing a Sister
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When will the ache subsi…
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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,
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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,
For I have known a sorrow such as yours, And understand.
-Grace Noll Crowell
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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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