Yesterday was my grandmothers birthday. It was also the day my mother passed away. I know her absence has been apart of my life for awhile. I didn't cry yesterday as much I have in the past. I miss my mom every single day. But I thought about it...

 

Yes, I miss her. But I have to keep living. I…

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After my fisrt post, I realized I should probbaly explain why I am here.  On December 31, 2010 I lost my husband Tim after a brief hospital stay.  We were together for just under 2 years and were married 6 months before he died.  Due to his medical history, we always knew he would pass sooner rather than later, but this was still a shock.

He had gone to the hospital on December 2, with a severe migraine, and shortness of breath.  He ended up with a blood infection which caused a…

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I am glad to be part of this group.  I hopefully can share my story and share in the stories of others.  Grief is such a personal journey, yet it is also universally felt by everyone at some time.  Being able to share my feelings and concerns will be very helpful on my journey through grief.  I am not sure what exactly to say in this fisrt post, so I will keep it brief.  I look forward to sharing and communicatiing with all of you.  Thank you.

 my namei  is mary at the age of nine iaccepted god as mypersonel savior  i  remember  my joy was going to church as afamily  seeing my dad play the guiter at church  at a early age i feelt the presents of god throughout my teenage years       and into adulthood iserved god  itwas not  easy  there  were  alot of trials  along  the way topainfull to write  about   getting married at a early age  was getting into something iwas not ready for   the doctors said icould not have any childrsn …

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I lost my twin brother to alcohol on November 18, 2010. Well really I lost him to alcohol well before that. He had been drinking and smoking pot since the 7th grade (earlier some friends told me). I have to wonder what was so different about his growing up experience than mine that led him to drink. It boggles the mind really that we grew up together, shared a room till we were in the 4th grade, had all the same opportunities and challenges and it was him found dead, alone in his…

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I sneeze just like my mom. I laugh explosively, just like my mom, I am a snob about education, just like my mom. When I would visit and answer her phone, people couldn't tell our voices apart. But I have spent YEARS trying not to be just like her. She was stoic, didn't believe that "talking" about feelings really helped anything. She felt that you got over bad times and strong feelings by getting active, doing things, getting things done. I on the other hand have been in therapy for five…

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After reading so many entries by the people on this site of their traumatic losses, I know I have found a community of people who understand and are in the thick of grief, which is both helpful and a bit overwhelming that there is so much suffering.

The quick story is my twin brother was a life-long alcoholic and died Nov. 18, 2010. He had been out of his latest rehab facility for only two months. My Mom had open heart surgery Dec. 30 -- developed complications and died Feb. 13, 2011.…

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