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Comment by Michelle H on January 16, 2014 at 9:49pm

Joanne, I'm so sorry that you have reason to join this group. However, I think you will find it to be a very compassionate and support group of people. It's a safe place to share your feelings. I'm sorry about your son.

Comment by joanne on January 16, 2014 at 8:32pm

Hello

I'm new to this group and hoping that I can find some sense of comfort and normalcy in my life. I lost my son in Oct at the age of 29. He was seriously sick and we didn't know it until he went to the hospital. He died of alcohol hepatitis with complications a week later. I can't seem to function  unless I am busy at work. I'm currently attending a monthly grief group and a one on one with a therapist.

Comment by Connie K on January 16, 2014 at 6:52pm

I meant to say that the onions "attract" the bacteria...

Comment by Connie K on January 16, 2014 at 6:50pm

Ann - oh I am so sorry you have pneumonia! That's terrible. I have to share this wacky thing I read about last month you may want to try. It was an article talking about how as soon as you cut an onion, you should use all of it because they begin to absorb bacteria from the surroundings (even if you put it in a baggie). It went on to say that if you are sick, cut up a raw onion and put it in a glass or jar by your bedside at night. The onion will attack and absorb bacteria from your body. The onion will be black in the morning. A gal who had pneumonia said she gave it a try and low and behold, it turned black and she felt better! I don't know - very interesting. When I read the article I remembered that I used to know a lady who would put a slice of onion on a boil to treat it and I was a little horrified but there must be some truth to it. I know onions and garlic fight infection when you eat them so why not through your skin? Also it said to put a bowl of onions in the room/house/office to keep others from getting sick. The strange thing is that this week I had the inside of my house painted. The kitchen had oil based paint and the smell was terrible. The painter said to me "Get some onions and cut them up and put some bowls around where it was painted. It will absorb the smell." And damned if it didn't!! Sorry for the digression...but I was so impressed with the paint odor being absorbed I thought it might help your pneumonia! I hope you are feeling better soon. Hugs to everyone

Comment by anne on January 16, 2014 at 6:13pm

I believe there are Angels among us!

Comment by anne on January 16, 2014 at 6:07pm

Wow! You are all letting it all hang out, and my heart can feel it. All of your posts have affected me today. You may not know it or feel it, or want to know or feel it but it sounds to me like you are all beginning to heal. When I read these posts (and I do pretty often) I can see the difference. You are getting the rough stuff out by sharing your life, and feelings here. That's how the healing starts. I hope that writing here helps all of you as much as it has helped me. You see it's healing here because for one, you know your not the only one who has had to take this journey, and two the one way that I know that has worked for me is to write, write, write. I believe grief is toxic, and that the only treatment for toxins is to let them out. It looks to me like all of you are helping yourselves get the toxins out by sharing them here with all of us. I have noticed over the last few months how much we all have changed in little ways. Good ways. I'm a little goofy but I do notice human behavior. Here I never get tired of everyone's posts. When I am with others I have to be really careful that I don't repeat a story about my boys. I get that "you've told this story a million times" look. Not here! Here one can repeat their stories as many times as they need too because we all have that common denominator as to why we repeat stories about our children. None of us want to ever forget the memories, the smells, and the feelings that our children gave us. Here you can say I miss my child as many times as you want, cause we miss ours too. We understand.  Keep on letting it all hang out! You all inspire me, and I admire each of you. Sorry for the long write. I have pneumonia, and influenza so all I can do is read, and write for now. Peace and Love!

Comment by Connie K on January 16, 2014 at 12:31pm

Sending you love and peace Vasanthi.

Comment by Vasanthi S on January 16, 2014 at 11:30am

Thanks Connie and Lynnn for those thoughtful posts..Teresa,Dolly and all others ..your thoughts find an echo in mine...please pray that somehow I feel peaceful..its getting very difficult amidst pain to find it...xoxoxoxo

Comment by Connie K on January 16, 2014 at 11:02am

Angels here and there with very special things to do I'm sure!

 Here's a quote by Abraham Lincoln a friend posted on FB today. He lost 2 sons. His wife went crazy after the 2nd died and Lincoln had also been killed by then also. It expresses hope:

"In this sad world of ours sorrow comes to all and it often comes with bitter agony. Perfect relief is not possible except with time. You cannot now believe that you will ever feel better. But this is not true. You are sure to be happy again. Knowing this, truly believing it will make you less miserable now. I have had enough experience to make this statement."
-Abraham Lincoln

Comment by Teresa D. on January 15, 2014 at 9:39pm

Are they angels that walk among us? Were they put here with a purpose that maybe we don't see? Connie, there had to be a reason he lived. Michael, Kyra, Daniel, Brandon and all of them had a purpose. 

I had Michael when I was 17 years old.  I had an old fashion father and was scared to death.  For some reason I knew God wanted him to be born, so I went home and faced it. When Michael was born bouncing off the walls and doing things no infant should do, I would just think to myself this child is so full of energy, humor and love there has to be a reason he was born.  As Michael became an adult I still didn't know why he had to be born but he was such a character I just knew there was a reason he was put here.  The moment Michael was gone I quickly asked God WHY? Why would you put me through all that and then take him? I still don't know why he was here or why he took him.  But I can tell you this, I found out my Michael was loved by others more than I ever knew.  I found out he did things for others that any mom would be proud of.   There are some now who are determined to do some of the things he did. Some how Michael touched many lives. So while I don't understand I have to believe there was a reason Michael was here. 

You know it's like Brandon, here he is a child I never met but got to know through Dolly and this site, yet he touched my life.

Connie Lynn I never experienced a miscarriage, but I know my mother also acknowledge her miscarriage as a baby lost.

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