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Lenora Antwine
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- Queen Creek, AZ
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- Hi, I'm a sister, wife, mom and grandmother now, and a daughter. In the last year, I've lost my entire childhood family. First my father died on Easter morning of 2008, before I could get home. In Nov. of 2008, I received word that my mom wasn't doing well. My co-workers, God bless them forever, got me home before she died , four days before Thanksgiving. At the time I was going home to see both my mom and my sister, who was dying from Ovarian cancer. I saw them both, loved them both, and returned to my home. I lost my only sister on April 25th of this year, and six weeks later, lost my last surviving family member when I lost my only brother to a sudden heart attack. My entire family, gone, just like that.I am shell shocked, totally stunned, which might be a blessing, considering all that's happened.
Totally unbelievable to me, who loses their entire childhood family in a span of 14 months? I miss them, feel really lost without them.
Groups
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I love my Dad.
80 members
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Traumatic, Sudden Loss
58 members
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Losing Someone to Cancer
56 members
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Missing my Son or Daug…
48 members
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I miss my Mom!
48 members
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Multiple Losses Group
31 members
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I Miss My Parent(s)
22 members
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Tattoo Memorial
18 members
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Caylee Marie Anthony
18 members
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Lost Without My Mom
16 members
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mY sOuLmAtE, mY bEsTfRiE…
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Orphaned Adults
9 members
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for loved ones who have…
9 members
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Missing Michael Jackson
5 members
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Losing a Sister
5 members
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why do we have to go through such bad times with grief. i miss my doug and all his funny little sayings that put a smile on your face he was truly a beatiful person inside and out life is just never going to br right again its been 5mo and i feel li…
Just to keep you all posted I am still heartbroken over the loss of my husband, Dan, and I still have crying spells, sadness, lonliness, depression and the pain of a breaking heart. I try not to think of him, I just wish I knew if I am doing a good…
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I am so sorry for your loss as well. He was so young to have gone through this and it hasn't even been a month but it's good you found this support group so soon. May God be always with you and your family and give you strength and peace in some…
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For all of us that are suffering the loss a son or daughter.
For seventeen months, Sherry came into our home each weekday. She made Len’s breakfast and lunch. She made sure he took his meds. She helped him clean up and dress. She massaged. She made him stand up and walk around the couch. She laundered and cha…
Hello Lisa - People who have not lost there soul mate have no idea what we are going through and can be so insensitive. It has been 2 months since Vern has died and I tried to show people that I have gotten it together but then I had a melt down at…
Hello, I'm so sorry for your loss, my son experienced a similar situation, he was 26 years old, and passed away on February 24, 2010, he also had esophgeal cancer and was diagnosed in August of 2008. I feel your pain, my child his gone, my first bor…
At the age of 61, my husband passed away on January 22, 2010 from complications of esophageal cancer. I say that because the first 28 radiation treatments he got in 2008 got rid of the esophageal cancer but he had a reoccurance on the area between h…
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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
Living your life backwards
Ben's first duty as a new pastor was to conduct a funeral service for Albert, a man who had died in his eighties. Since he didn't know the deceased, he invited members of the congregation to say a few kind words about Albert. No one budged. "Many of you knew Albert for years," Ben prompted them. "Surely someone can say something nice." After an uncomfortable pause, a voice from the back of the room said,...Bereavement Overload - Coping With Multiple Losses
How can anyone cope with the death of more than one family member when those deaths occur in a short period of time? What happens to the person who is grieving the death of a loved one, then loses a job, and has to move from their home or apartment because of financial conditions? Multiple losses occur more frequently than most people realize and they can complicate the mourning process. To begin with, it is...7 powerful ways to deal with grief
An interesting article just came in from the singer and songwriter Barbara Lewis, and I though it was so helpful to those coping with the loss of a loved one that I am reproducing it here: As a long-time performer - singer/songwriter - many events from my private life have appeared in songs. When my brother took his own life, and many years later, when my beloved husband of thirty years suddenly died, I brought...How to find the perfect funeral poem
Reading poems at a funeral can provide comfort to those who are suffering from the the loss of a loved one. Poets have the gift of being able to use words to give expression to the most sublime sentiments of the heart, and many of the most famous poets in history have used their talents to write about death and dying. Some poems about death can be dark, with emphasis on the misery of the...Losing my wife during child birth and looking after my 4 young children
My name is Steve Carter and I live in Glengormley Northern Ireland. I am writing to you today to tell you my story about my lovely wife and my fantastic children. I find writing this helps me through the heart ache and pain that I have suffered over the last 10 months. This is my story... I met my wife Denise while we were both travelling around the world. I was on my sixth year...Badge
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In 2001 I lost my grandfather, who raised me, to cancer and my brother to murder. 2001 was a bad year for me. I never met my brother, he was raised by my paternal grandparents, never met them either, and everyone kept the truth from me about my brother. I'm really suffering from not meeting him before he was murdered, I only found out he existed 5 months after his death. It is so amazing that I grieve over someone I have never met, but yet feel such a bond to him. I won't bore you with the details, but I will tell you grief is a journey best taken with others who are experiencing the same. It really helps to share. You might want to post pictures if you wish.
Diana
I'm so very sorry for all this loss you have experienced.