My mom died 4 months ago
My mom had pulmonary fibrosis. She was sick for a few years. It was funny how when my grandmother smoked, my mom would always say-I’m gonna die from second hand smoke. My mom never smoked. She died from lung disease. Ironic.I was fine at the funeral. Planning. Talking to everyone. I thought u handled it great. Now 4 months later, I’m a mess. Some days I’m perfectly fine, but others I can’t walk down the street without crying. I keep thinking that I haven’t talked to her in a while & I…See More
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Sorry Karen it took me so long to write you back been kinda spacey. So very sorry for all of your losses. it sucks losing people so close to you. I really want to skip the holidays this yr. But I will put on a good face for my children. They have had enough pain this yr. So I'm gonna really try to have a good holiday for them. That's what my mom would want. I miss her so much! sometimes it's just to much to bear
Big hugs to you,
Melissa
Hi Karen,
I am sorry for your loss. And I hope we can each share our feelings.
Take Care,
Amanda
I'm so sorry for your loss..If you ever need to talk I'm here.
Big hugs to you
Melissa
p.s when I saw your name it gave me goosebumps I lost my aunt Karen Marie on April 2nd 2011 and my mom on April 7th 2011
Karen, Thank you for your encouragment. I'm still here! I know Ken, as a man, is less likely to be able to show his emotions... to them it is a sign of weakness. He is putting all of his efforts into work and politics..... trying to keep his thoughts of Kenny away as much as he can. He told me that when anyone talks about Kenny to him he gets that gut-wrenching, knife-in-the-heart pain that is just unbearable. So he avoids it. I know he loves me with all his heart...as he did Kenny.
I haven't been on here in a few days. I'm still trying to figure out the best way to use this site and how I want to configure the various privacy settings. I'm not sure I want my comments to the group to be visible to everyone.... even those who don't Sign-In to the site or to the group... makes it a little too public for me to really open up. But, then again, how do you find friends and others in your situation if you cannot see theri posts. I don't know....still a bit confused. Hope you are finding it helpful.
Hello Karen,
I am sad for your loss and everything are have been enduring. Please accept my friendship and support. Sue
Karen, I just recently found this grief site and joined yesterday for the Group "Missing my Son or Daughter". I'm DJ from Lomonte's and joined as "Kenny's mom". I recognized you from your City and then from your story. We are both struggling from such different kinds of Grief but all emcompassing grief just the same. My heart aches for you.
There is another Grief group that you might be interested in... I belonged to it for the past year. The one I was in is for parents who lost a child to substance abuse but they have other groups. It is an email system. It is a non-profit http://griefnet.org/
Glad I got to see you briefly the other night.
Hugs and Love,
DJ, Kenny's mom