Bruno, my Frenchie, was Rocky's dog, even though he was supposed to be my dog. He bonded with Rocky though. And drove me crazy.

Now he's all I have of Rocky's. Like my last link. And he has cancer and heart disease and won't be long for this world. I pray that he will go straight to where ever Rocky is, so they can be together.

Then I will feel completely alone. There will be no one to greet me at the door. I have my birds, but it's not the same. Nothing is the same as a dog,…

No one is prepared for grief. The rush of feelings, the thoughts, anxieties, and heartache can take us by surprise and drive us to our knees. Yet, when we choose to harness that power for self-growth, amazing things can happen. Good can come from pain.

Learn to tell your story differently. Take the victim mentality out of the story of loss you tell yourself and others and replace it with the word survivor to return to a sense of control over your…

Just when I thought it was okay and my sadness was controlled. It all came back...noi as hard but still there. Today is the 2-year anniversary of my oldest and wisest nephew passed away. He was only 46 years old. I would have never imagined I would be at his funeral...I thought I would go first. I'm a few years older than he was...My world seemed to crumble a little when I heard my sister tell me Artie was gone. I was in shock and disbelief then and I'm still having a hard time not picking…

It’s up to you to choose if that hole will be filled with pain, anger, and the eternal darkness of loss . . .
Or if you will choose to fill it with light and love and have that hole shine out of you like a spotlight into your life, keeping their memory alive . . .

I can totally identify with the sudden unexpected loss of your husband.  It was like reading what happened to us.  He was told to monitor his sugar and had days he would really feel sick.  Some of his blood work came back with elevated white cell counts and Dr. would just say it was probably a flu or bug of some sort.  By the time we found out - he had stage 4 cancer and we were in absolute disbelief.  He was with this Dr. for 10 plus years and all we could think was How did this happen?…

If you've lost your appetite, try simple comfort foods, such as soups, mashed potatoes with chicken or meatloaf, fruit and yogurt smoothies, puddings, pasta, or foods from your childhood or cultural background. Eating small portions frequently may help as well. Take a multivitamin to cover any nutrients your meals are not currently supplying.  Wishing all of you a blessed day.

Grief:  Nobody on this earth would blame you if you became depressed and didn't want to carry on, but sometimes the mind can work powerful miracles. Even in the worst times there is hope and you should never give in to the dark storms that are approaching.  Hold on to the LOVE!

pet loss is still loss im in bits i am coz of my cat…

Ever since my dad passed away I feel lost in so many ways , he was always there for me now I just have my kids and my mom and my niece but its not the same ... This dec it will be the hardest for me and my mom it will be his anniversary of his death so we are going to spend time together to get each other threw it ...

Abandonment has its own kind of grief – a powerful grief universal to human beings. The grief can be acute – as when we go through the ending or death of a relationship, or chronic – as when we feel the impact of earlier losses and disconnection.

It has been 15 months since my daughter Denise has passed away. I wake up every morning and wanting to call her like we did every day. She was so full of life and she had everything going for her.She left behind two beautiful  young children.   Denise died of E-Coli. She was not aware that this poison was in her system, while Septic shock  spread  throughout her body very quickly and shut down all her organs,  Denise lived in California ,  while I lived in Florida. so I was not aware how bad…

Another day has gone

I'm still all alone

How could this be

You're not here with me

You never said goodbye

Someone tell me why

Did you have to go

And leave my world so cold

Everyday I sit and ask myself

How did love slip away

Something whispers in my ear and says

That you are not…

**Sharing a feeling from back in June 2015...my wedding anniversary**

I have thought on more than one occasion, during Joey’s fight with cancer and after he died,

that I must be the brunt of some cruel joke orchestrated by the grand puppet master behind the

scenes in this realm I accept as LIFE.

Because why would you put someone so amazing, so completely captivating in some ones life

and then take them away. I blamed everything, even god, mostly god. I tried to…

I know in my heart you are gone but it is so easier to pretend you are working out of town.  Instead of facing reality that you are never coming back.  Having to deal with the loss of you is no way to explain.  Then I have one acting out cause he feels he lost a dad that day and I dont know how to put him back on the right track.  Then I have one that is beside herself and has hit rock bottom cause in all her life you was the man that stepped up to be her dad where everyone including her…

Article taken from Huffington Post

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/michelle-e-steinke/stifled-grief-how-the-wes_b_10243026.html

how can it be 3 years today, it feels like yesterday. my tears still fall everyday. I love and miss you so very much. I need you  shawn I always have. im so dead inside, so empty and dark. my life is over, im waiting for you to come get me, please hurry I cant go on much longer. always and forever   mom