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Katherine Ellis
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- Janesville, WI
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I miss my Mom!
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Traumatic, Sudden Loss
112 members
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Losing Someone to Cancer
83 members
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I love my Dad.
98 members
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Missing my Son or Daug…
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Katherine Ellis's Discussions
Angel Date
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Started this discussion. Last reply by healing07 Jul. 3, 2009.
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This is for anyone who has lost somone to cancer. I lost my adopted Mom to breast cancer some years ago. She was everything I could have asked for. She loved me because I was just me. She also loved my family and children as if they were her own.
This is for anyone who has lost somone to cancer. I lost my adopted Mom to breast cancer some years ago. She was everything I could have asked for. She loved me because I was just me. She also loved my family and children as if they were her own.
This is for anyone who has lost somone to cancer. I lost my adopted Mom to breast cancer some years ago. She was everything I could have asked for. She loved me because I was just me. She also loved my family and children as if they were her own.
This is for anyone who has lost somone to cancer. I lost my adopted Mom to breast cancer some years ago. She was everything I could have asked for. She loved me because I was just me. She also loved my family and children as if they were her own.
This is for anyone who has lost somone to cancer. I lost my adopted Mom to breast cancer some years ago. She was everything I could have asked for. She loved me because I was just me. She also loved my family and children as if they were her own.
Hi Crystal, Losing someone dear and near to you is one of the most devestating experiences one can have in your life. I lost my dearest wife on the 19th of April this year due to pancreatic cancer, and still everyday is a battle to get through. My g…
My mom was only 55.. she died of complications from breast cancer and lupus on Jun 28, 2010. I hate this and I want my mom back. I feel like I'll never be happy again. I want her around for me and my daughter.. my girl is only 2 and won't remember h…
This is for anyone who has lost somone to cancer. I lost my adopted Mom to breast cancer some years ago. She was everything I could have asked for. She loved me because I was just me. She also loved my family and children as if they were her own.
This is for anyone who has lost somone to cancer. I lost my adopted Mom to breast cancer some years ago. She was everything I could have asked for. She loved me because I was just me. She also loved my family and children as if they were her own.
This is for anyone who has lost somone to cancer. I lost my adopted Mom to breast cancer some years ago. She was everything I could have asked for. She loved me because I was just me. She also loved my family and children as if they were her own.
This is for anyone who has lost somone to cancer. I lost my adopted Mom to breast cancer some years ago. She was everything I could have asked for. She loved me because I was just me. She also loved my family and children as if they were her own.
I am 53 years old. I am a mother, a soon to be grandmother. Thank God those parts of my heart don't hurt. It is the daughter in me that is sorrowful. The sister in me that shares the hurt. Our mom, Rose, died on June 8, 2010 around 12:10pm quietly i…
This is for anyone who has lost somone to cancer. I lost my adopted Mom to breast cancer some years ago. She was everything I could have asked for. She loved me because I was just me. She also loved my family and children as if they were her own.
Thank you so much for your reply Kirstine. I am so sorry about your Mom. We have to take comfort knowing that both of our parents are at peace now. They both fought the hardest battles of their lives. Thank you for your offer of friendship, and I'm…
Hi Rhonda,
I am so sorry about your Dad =( The numb phase is weird, but I think its better than when reality sinks in, unfortunately. I lost my mom in Jan and suddenly after all the chaos of being at the hospital and hospice wore off and I was glad…
Hello everyone, I just lost my Dad to renal cancer on May 24. I believe I'm still in the numb stage, and cannot believe he is not here anymore. He was only 65. 2 1/2 years ago he was diagnosed with Lymphoma and Kidney cancer. The doctors made it sou…
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- About Me:
- My soul mate is Roger and we've been married for 36 years. We have 3 beautiful children and 2 grand-daughters. Even though I am in my 50's I am retired. I love making greeting and note cards and sell some of them.
- About my Loss:
- We lost our oldest daughter Irene on Father's Day weekend when we were white water rafting, she drown. Come share her page at: virtual_memorial.com write in her married name Irene Griffin. Please sign the guess book.
- Are You a Service Provider? If Yes, please tell us about your service.
- I have 2 stores on the Internet. "ESTY" and "SHOP HANDMADE". I make handmade greeting cards. My business name is 'katherines kards."
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OUR ADOPTED SON IS DEAD TODAY
WE HAVE HAD A CRISIS HERE. JAMES' FRIEND AND OUR ADOPTED SON CHRIS WERE DRINKING IN THE GARAGE. THEY HAD BEEN DRINKING FOR A LONG TIME TODAY. WHEN I LEFT AROUND 1:30 TO GET MY HAIR DONE CHRIS ASKED ME TO BUY HIM A PACK OF CIGARETTES AND I SAID YES. WHEN I GOT HOME AROUND 4:30 JAMES WAS PAST OUT ON THE COUCH AND CHRIS HAS FALLEN ONTO THE FLOOR. I DIDN'T THINK MUCH ABOUT IT. ROGER CAME HOME A FEW MINUTES AFTER I DID AND TRIED TO GET CHRIS ONTO THE COUCH. CHRIS WAS DEAD. WE TRIED TO DO CPR ON HIM U… Continue
Posted on July 24, 2009 at 8:29pm — 1 Comment
Another worry
Worried tonight. Husband went to specialist and news isn’t great. Doctor thinks he has a fatty liver. They are doing tons of blood work to find out why but doctor mentioned several reasons and none of them good. He is also scheduled for a liver biopsy to see how far the disease has progressed. Will I end up losing him like we did our daughter? Did the cancer come back? God how scared I am.
Posted on July 16, 2009 at 2:17am — 1 Comment
Angel Date
Nine years ago the clock stopped. The sun quit shining. The world stopped turning. How could it be nine years ago when it seems like yesterday? I can still see her lying on the ground, people so many people working on her. Then nothing. They said she was gone. Gone where I thought. I held her in my arms, screaming “my baby, my baby” over and over in my mind, in the air. God how could you take her? She wasn’t done. She had so much more work to do here. I need her. We need her. Am I having a heart… Continue
Posted on June 8, 2009 at 1:42am —
Irene's Birthday
Will there be Birthday cake and presents in heaven? Will all the angels sing Irene happy birthday? On the day she was born it was sunny, clear and warm. The first time I held her I thought my heart would break from joy. This tiny bundle, so fragile was mine. Thank you God.
As the years pasted she grew into this amazing intelligent, beautiful woman, who could make me laugh when no one else could. Her blue eyes and long blond hair lit up a room as she entered. We became more than Mother and Daught… Continue
As the years pasted she grew into this amazing intelligent, beautiful woman, who could make me laugh when no one else could. Her blue eyes and long blond hair lit up a room as she entered. We became more than Mother and Daught… Continue
Posted on May 18, 2009 at 5:58am — 2 Comments
One Week From Today - May 11th
The sun will be coming up soon. As yet I've not gone to bed. What is the use when I can't sleep. The last time I went to the doctor he gave me something to help with that, but so far it hasn't done a thing. So most nights find me in front of my computer, a lot of times just staring into space.
One week from today and it will be Irene's 35th birthday. I wonder what she would look like. Would the tiny lines around her eyes be starting to show? Would she still have that long, long hair or would she… Continue
One week from today and it will be Irene's 35th birthday. I wonder what she would look like. Would the tiny lines around her eyes be starting to show? Would she still have that long, long hair or would she… Continue
Posted on May 12, 2009 at 5:34am — 2 Comments
Comment Wall (16 comments)
- At 10:06pm on September 29, 2009,
Dee Dee said…
- Thank you, feeling like you are not alone does help. I wish there was a way we could make it all not be real but I know that isn't possible. We have to go on until it's our time to leave this world. I want to be happy again I wonder if I ever will be
- At 11:17pm on September 22, 2009,
Dee Dee said…
- I also needed an antidepressant when my son died. I couldn't get out of bed. I was sleeping all the time. Not really sleeping just laying there and crying. I have tried two different antidepessants and I am now on wellbutrin. It seems to help. At least I don't sleep all day anymore. I am getting out of the house and talking to people. My son died January 16,09. It still doesn't seem real to me.
- At 1:54pm on July 27, 2009,
Diana Young said… - Are you ok? I'm worried about you.
- At 2:32pm on July 24, 2009,
Golnaz said…
- Thanks for your message Katherine. It really helps.....
- At 11:49pm on June 30, 2009,
Jonnie Russell said… - Thank you so much for the much needed hugs, wishes and prayers. I know those feelings don't go away, they just surface long enough to bring us a smile or a tear. My heart goes out to you and your family for your loss. I too lost my brother in law a year ago and we were very close. I just keep remembering how lucky my Sister and our family was to have ever known him and his kindness at all, he was a gift to all that knew him. Many hugs right back to you...
- At 11:39am on June 29, 2009,
Gina Stroup said… - thanks for the kind words:)
- At 11:18am on June 28, 2009,
Diana Young said…
- Katherine,
Is there a picture you would like to use for the group "losing someone to cancer"?
- At 10:30pm on June 17, 2009,
Shelley Novak said…
- Thank you for your kind words. My emotions are still so raw as I lost my son only 8 weeks ago and since then have had to deal with my first Mother's Day without him as well as his 21st birthday. I look forward to the on-line support of others that are also dealing with a loss.
- At 11:48pm on June 16, 2009,
Jacob Michael scott McLeod-Steinmetz said… - DEar Katherine
Thank you so much for the Birthday wishes for my Jacob on his 18th Birthday
with Love Jacob's mum
- At 6:58pm on June 11, 2009,
Becky Redmon said…
- Katherine,
I came back after 2 weeks visiting my dad in rehab. They were not properly taking care of him, so he developed a vicious cough that was neglected. We put him back in hospital and just yesterday, he was released home. I think his illness is drug induced but doctors won't say anything. He is not our dad anymore. He has mentally changed, and he is even weaker. my sister has the burden of taking care of him.
he will either continue to deteriorate, or stay the same. i am going to see him again. it is very hard, because we do not know what to do. there is nobody to help us.
Groups
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Traumatic, Sudden Loss
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I love my Dad.
98 members
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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)
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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,
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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