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Samantha Williams
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- Oceanside, CA
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Samantha Williams's Groups
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I Miss My Parent(s)
22 members
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I love my Dad.
80 members
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Traumatic, Sudden Loss
58 members
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Multiple Losses Group
31 members
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I created this group for people who may be grieving one or both parents. I lost my Mom and Dad within one year of each other. Dad passed away from Lung Cancer and Mom passed less than one year later from Pick's Disease.
Dear Daisy,
I'm really sorry to hear about how rough of a time you are having. Sept 30th was my first birthday without hearing from my dad, then his birthday was Nov 9th, then the first anniversary of his death was Dec1st. I know how rough it is. In…
For everyone that has lost their Dad.
I am creating this site for the many of us who have suffered several losses. I lost my mom, dad, grandma(2nd mom), grandpa, my beloved dog and divorce.
Many of us have lost more than one person or event.
Come share!
Profile Information
- About Me:
- I am a working professional and full time student pursuing a career in infectious disease. I would like to work for the CDC one day in the future.
- About my Loss:
- Four years ago, my grandfather passed away suddenly in an accident. The news took a great toll on my family, but my father had the most difficulty accepting his death. He began drinking excessively and finally, on Dec 1st, 2008, he succumbed to his alcoholism and died in his sleep.
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Samantha Williams's Blog
Little Brother
When my father passed away last year, he not only left me behind, but a five year old son as well. I have a brother, a baby brother, who I haven't been to visit not because I don't care for him, but because I dread visiting the home my father resided in. His room is still completely intact, after over a year. My step mother cannot even open the door, let alone clear it out. I have offered to help, but she is not ready to let go. so, I avoid their home entirely. Aside from that, my dear baby brot… Continue
Posted on December 31, 2009 at 1:36pm —
Holidays
I have to say the Holidays were a little easier this year than last. Last Christmas, I had just lost my father on December 1st to alcoholism after years of struggling. I refused to put up decorations, let alone eat, drink, shower, breathe. That's what it felt like. I had no one to talk to or turn to. Eventually, I started painting and writing and expressing my grief in that manner. It has definitely helped me to move on a little more each day. I still refuse to talk about it or him for that mann… Continue
Posted on December 31, 2009 at 1:31pm —
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- At 5:54pm on January 28, 2010, Trudy F. Evans gave Samantha Williams a gift…
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…
15 members
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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
Latest Activity
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…
Hi,
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…
We lost our little Kai Pie a few days after his first birthday. Kai was delivered 14 weeks early. After 11 months in the NICU, he was finally was ready to come home, but in hindsight, the steroids were already turning on him. Kai was only home for a…
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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