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My mom and Dad both died this past Dec. There deaths were easy to accept as my Mom had Alzheimer's to the point where she no longer spoke not knew anyone. Visiting her was like going to get funeral each visit. My Dad was 86 and had a great life and died of natural causes. But my brother John was a shock we never saw coming. He was a healthy man that fell down to the…
ContinueAdded by Patty Szafarski on July 23, 2020 at 1:27pm — 11 Comments
My mother died in April after a years-long battle with vascular dementia. I buried her last Friday.
It hurts worse now than then.
I knew my mother was going to die. When she was first diagnosed two years and change ago, I looked up the medical literature. It said that life expectancy was six to nine years post-diagnosis.…
ContinueAdded by Joe von Anjou on July 21, 2020 at 4:33pm — 23 Comments
My birthday is tomorrow. 3 weeks after my mom passed away. I have been fearful about it. I am staying at my childhood home right now, taking care of my dad. It has been nice to be with family and where all of my favorite memories with my mom happened. I decided to take my daughter to our favorite café here. Bake a cake and a few of our relatives are coming. Everyone else lives far away. I felt good about it. Then my sister said that she was coming. She has had her own personal struggle…
ContinueAdded by Sara on July 17, 2020 at 12:31pm — 3 Comments
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