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- About Me:
- I am a singe woman, mid 50's, living in NJ. I work in a large spa as a Skin Care Specialist. The night before my sister's sudden passing, I slipped on oil left on the floor by a co-worker at work. Although it was not diagnosed until weeks later, I broke my patella from the fall, and have a leg brace on and must use crutches.
I feel as though my whole life changed overnight, with the injury taking place, and then my sister dying unexpectedly the very next day. Although a few friends sent texts or called once, and a few came to the wake, I feel entirely alone. I am staying at my Mom's to try and help her deal with this devastating loss, but we are currently both physically disabled, and grieving very badly, as the house where my Mom lives was also my sister's home, and all of her belongings, pictures, are everywhere. I feel badly in need of support and caring friends, but do not have them. I have one daughter, who lives in Michigan with her husband, and my beautiful 15 month old grandson, and I love and miss them so very much.
- About my Loss:
- My sister, who was just 51, passed suddenly on Sept. 27th. She lived with my Mom and her fiancee, who were both disabled people, and unable to climb the stairs that led to my sister's upstairs bedroom. She apparently had an ulcer of some sort that began to hemorrhage the night before, but her fiance did not think it looked serious, and therefore did not call an ambulance for her, until the next morning, when she appeared to be in shock. By the time she got to the hospital, her life was hanging by a thread. The family was called, and we all stood outside her room in ICU while the hospital staff feverishly tried in vain to save her life.
I am devastated by her sudden death, and also angry that she may have been saved if she were taken to the hospital sooner. I still feel very traumatized, alone, injured (physically because of the broken knee), and of course, emotionally. I am staying with my mom, and we both cry all of the time, and have not moved past any grief in the past almost 4 weeks. We are both unable to walk far now, since she uses a walker, and I must now use crutches, so we can't attend grief support meetings. I am hoping to connect with others who can understand and provide friendship, understanding and comfort, and for whom I can provide the same. I am hoping I will feel better some day, but it seems like a million mile journey to me right now.
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