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I lost my son, Zach, on September 3, 2011 in a tragic accident. He was hiking on a trail with friends and got to close to the edge of a waterfall and fell. He was only 23 years old, gone way too soon. I have not been on this site for quite some time, but it helped me so much in my early days of grief. I do want to say that for me, in time it has gotten easier. There are still days that the grief will hit me just as hard as the day it happened. Like someone has punched me in the heart and taken a large piece of me and left a hole that will never be filled. I will never be the same person I was before that most horrible day of my life. One thing that has helped me in these years of pain and grief, is that I have found that when I am having one of those days I stop and remember that I have felt this way before, and have made it through. To just take it one day, some times one second at a time. A friend of mine told me in those early days of grief, (she only child/son was murdered over 10 years ago) that she had to make a decision in her grief. She could either choose to let it take her, or she could choose to survive it. I am blessed to have a husband, three daughters and 2 granddaughters, I decided to survive this grief. Some days are still so difficult and painful, and I am not sure at the time that I want to, but I know I want to still be here for my family. Reaching out to others who are fresh in their grief, has helped me tremendously too. We are not alone and I want to thank all who have been there for me. I want to be here for others. Those who have not lost a child don't get it, we do. There is no time line, no right way, we do the best we can one second at a time. My hugs and prayers for us all.
Nadin, my heart goes out to you during this difficult time. There's nothing I can say right now to help ease your pain. All I can do is let you know we know the pain you are experiencing and we will do what we can to support you. HUGS!
i know in the states you are all having your thanks giving, we had ours in October, to me the holidays are just another painfull day. we do nothing those days anymore. more and more I just stay in my bedroom and cry. when my son shawn went away I died that day to, I will pray for all of you and hope you all get through that day. hugs to you all
child's death is so deeply felt. I will say a prayer for your son. Love to everyone here. Your words of support saved me so often from going over the edge. What an incredible group of woman you all are.
It is still so hard to go through the holiday season. It will be the third Thanksgiving without Kyra. I find myself still not fully believing she is dead. Our friends who have opened there hearts to us have again invited us to dinner on Thanksgiving. I hope we can all find some solace and peace to get through this time of year. Love and prayers to Connie and Michelle as another year passes without your sons. Jill the pain of the 1st anniversary of our
Hi Michele. So nice to hear from you. I will be thinking of you on Thanksgiving and giving thanks for you and all of you here. Of course I know you understand. And thank God for all of you here because most of my friends and family just don't get it. An after "this much time" figure I have learned to accept and deal with it. How does one ever do that? I can't help it - it makes me so angry that I have to live the rest of my life without my sweet son and not share his future together. Sending everyone love and prayers to help us get through the holidays. ((( )))
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