"GriefShare is a church based support group. They do have meetings online, but the usual format is a group of people experiencing a loss getting together weekly to watch videos (13 weeks total) about grief and loss. After the video, we talk about the…"
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I'm so sorry Janie... we lost our son suddenly and unexpectedly last May... he was restless all night, but not feverish but was having some mild respiratory distress but this wasn't unusual for him, as we had just come to the beach and changes of environment did usually trigger these issues.... he was severely physically disabled and had always had problems with his lungs, immature development due to a premature birth...but in recent years these issues had improved... but nevertheless, that morning, he seemed sleepier than usual, but since he couldn't speak but a few words that only we understood, he couldn't really tell me what was going on... I settled him down to snooze a bit while I went out to the other room to fix his tube feeding, and asked his dad to check him out... his dad spent a few minutes with him, where he turned him on his side, put his iPad in view with his music on, and he said Brandon looked at the iPad, reached for it, smiled, closed his eyes and went back to sleep... but when I went in a few minutes later he was gone... just like that... we didn't have an autopsy because we just couldn't face any more cutting up.. he had had more than his share over the years... so we don't know what killed him either.... now I guess I wish we had found out, because the whole thing haunts us along with the devastation of losing him.... my heart goes out to you Janie.... I've never faced anything so painful and heart wrenching as losing my son.... and so suddenly, and with no real warning.... there's just no way to lose your child that doesn't take you with it..... this place has been a Godsend to me because the people in here KNOW what I mean and they never put me down for my emotions and my feelings that otherwise I would just have to pretty much keep to myself.. others just either don't get it, don't WANT to get it, or just basically have no clue what this is like... I'm glad in many ways that most people DON'T get it.... I wouldn't wish it on my worst enemy..... there are a few sunny days when I actually find myself smiling now, but I'll never be 'ME' again..... always my heart remembers and is broken beyond repair.....