God help me tonight. My heart hurts so much. I love'd rosie with everything. I'm lost. I come  home and talk to her parents, and we share stories, and how much we all loved her, and miss her. I just at times don't know what to do.

I miss her laughter, and chatter, I miss the simple companionship we shared. I don't know what else to do. I'm feeling very sad lately.

Hello,

My name is Sue. I am a 55 year old divorced 2 years ago. I barely survived that pain and loss (20 year married). Left me for of course, a younger woman. I lost everything. He had been planning his departure for a year.  I am on this wonderful support site because June 7, 2011 my adorable, loving, strong, wonderful best friend and mother Nancy Preston died from complications from chemo therapy (throat cancer). She had been a heavy smoker but quit 20 years ago. Her lungs were…

Why do I feel like 2 years is too long for me to still feel this way? I still feel just as helpless and hopeless when most people would probably not be "over it" by now but coping a lot better than I am. I still have outbursts of rage more often than I'd like to admit. I still unintentionally make those closest to me suffer with me. I know I will never be "normal" again, but I just wish that I could feel like I've made some sort of progress. Seriously, every day I weigh the option…

Woke up not too long ago and it's already one of those days where I wish I didn't get out of bed. It really sucks when people who live with you kind of get upset or disappointed when you need help with things you wouldn't normally. It makes me feel like such a burden. They just don't understand, I guess. It doesn't make them bad people. Still - I just wish things could go back to normal. I'm accustomed to depression and all the "fun" that comes with it, but this is something that I will…

This is a beautiful song, and I cry every time I hear it. Listen to it here if you'd like: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N939-xgTBrM

It's colder than before

The seasons took all they had come for

Now winter dances here

It seems so fitting, don't…

  Grief is a strange thing. Everyone grieves at their own pace... in their own time. I was fortunate enough to have my friends, family, and support group around me. 

  Love is also a strange thing. It comes to us, oftentimes, when we least expect it. When we aren't looking for it.

  When Matt died, I thought my world had ended. But in an unfortunate turn of events, I found out many things about him that made it easier for me to pick up the pieces and start moving on. He wasn't…

6 months after Mom's death, there are still questions.

http://spiritspout.blogspot.com/2011/07/what-do-we-know-what-are-we-doing.html

Today just take 5 minutes at a time.

Today remember to breath.

Change is an adjustment.

Allow yourself time to process.

Write your feelings it helps.

Remember good memories, that make you smile.

Drink sleepy time teas to help you sleep.

Drink water to replace the tears you have cried.

Listen to nature, she can give you answers. 

With love to you, Coach Louise …

I'm just 2 weeks away from turning 25. I never looked this far into my future, to be honest. I only looked as far as 24 and had that whole year planned. Lots of things came to be as planned, except all the unexpected deaths in the family. But along with my Uncle's passing soon after my 24th birthday, my grandmother passing in May and I can only think of July. It is not a big month for my family in the least. It is my birthday month, but not looking this far forward I feel as if I have…