"I lost my daughter to leukemia, and the pain changed my life forever. Learning to live with this loss has not been easy, but I chose to turn my grief into something meaningful.
Today, I create oil paintings on canvas of loved ones who have passed…"
Online Grief Support - A Social Community
Don't grieve alone; 14,000 members and growing
When Grief Overcomes You
When I was 16, my grandmother got diagnosed with the very disease that took my grandfather from us. Alzheimer's.
I knew what was to become of my grandmother in a matter of a few months. The worst part of dealing with Alzheimer's is, you mourn the loss of your loved one much sooner then they actually depart.
This past October, 4 years after the disease took her from us, she was finally accepted into Heaven. My family and I haven't been coping very well. Constantly blaming one or the other; God or Doctors.
It's been an ongoing process trying to heal after the loss of a woman who was so influential on my life.
But then I came across this website, www.mournerslane.com, where I was able to create a virtual memorial just for my angel.
It's something I have recommended to my entire family, and others who are going through bereavement.
Between the support I have experienced on Mourners Lane, as well as other communities, like this one, I finally am starting to feel like myself again.
For all those experiencing grief like I have been, I highly suggest checking out Mourners Lane's platform for that extra connection between you and your loved one. I hope it can help you, as much as it has helped me and my family
Tags: Alzheimer's, grandmother, grief, memorial
Views: 333
Replies to This Discussion
-
Permalink Reply by Doug on
-
Hello Kaitlyn, I am terribly sorry for your loss, and I think I know the pain you're going through because my Mom was diagnosed with this unbelievably cruel disease and after a heartbreaking struggle she passed away in November, 2008. I will never be able to find words that would adequately describe the pain of losing my Mom. Then my Dad was diagnosed with same disease a few years later and is now in the latter stages of it. I'm sure you know how utterly heartbreaking it is to watch someone, who you love with everything in you, struggle through it. My Mom and Dad had been married for nearly sixty years. Two months ago I was also diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer's. Thank you very much for including the link for mournerslane.com. You are so right when you said that "you mourn the loss of your loved one much sooner then they actually depart." It's almost as if they complete a cycle from a baby back to a baby years later. Kaitlyn, I hope and pray that you'll be able to find the peace you deserve. God Bless
-
Permalink Reply by dream moon JO B on
-
moms got it alz/dem can be very dranin it can its lk my mims moms a strgr 2 us nw u cud say evry on tv hse noz thm all coz thy liv n her st
sorry abt yore loss 2 i no ocz of loss iv loss my way 2 un ways i hav 2 al i no dad dies in 02121 he did thn lif wnt dwn hil for mom it did it tk 2 hrf yrs 2 get dignoz it did u gt a few gud days thn rst of a days can be shotyy u cud say scremin yellin abus it us askin can she sea pepel irs died tryn 2 tell her thy not hear no mor thn she fogts agn abot 10 mins latr she duz its tantrms abusv bevr it gets me coz i gt full blst of it wev all bean acusd of stelin her thngs coz she pt thns away fogt wear she pts thm thn blams us we try 2 fnd it bt we cnt fnd it we cnt
mom wz sush sweeet lovin persn till ths ilnses toook ovr we dredin it we all r wen soons he loz her dogtny we dnt wnt 2 sea her loze it we dnt lozin her wil be hrd i no bt 2 sea he rlose her ding wil be hrdr 2 ots lk we in a win lose sison we r
sorry if i v bean goin on 2mush
-
-
im word abot ths ilnes 2 coz it can efct all ags it can my nana had wen iw z a tean on my dads sid nw moms gt it wen i fond ort kids can get it teans can gt it spookt me peple in 20s 30s get it 2 wz scry evn 40s 50s scred me getin i
i no ppel in 60s can get it evn mor so in 70s evn 80s 90s wish u do esxpst no 1 can get dem/alz 1 tim it wz un herd of nw nw its bigtst shok ilnes of all nw sean mom get it is i dnt no in wors 2 exslplan i dnt
Groups
-
Losing Someone to Drug O…
72 members
-
Missing my Son or Daug…
452 members
-
Lost My Spouse...
388 members
-
How to move on...
11 members
-
surviving family members…
15 members
-
Lost both parents
13 members
-
Missing my sister
14 members
-
Funeral Service
3 members
-
Sibling Loss
11 members
-
Losing a spouse and dati…
19 members
-
Losing Someone to Cancer
633 members
-
I want my Mom!
9 members
-
Loss of a loved one to a…
5 members
-
You're too young to be a…
140 members
-
Sole Survivors
16 members
Latest Activity
"I lost my daughter to leukemia, and the pain changed my life forever. Learning to live with this loss has not been easy, but I chose to turn my grief into something meaningful.
Today, I create oil paintings on canvas of loved ones who have passed…"
"I lost my daughter to leukemia, and the pain changed my life forever. Learning to live with this loss has not been easy, but I chose to turn my grief into something meaningful.
Today, I create oil paintings on canvas of loved ones who have passed…"
"I lost my daughter to leukemia, and the pain changed my life forever. Learning to live with this loss has not been easy, but I chose to turn my grief into something meaningful.
Today, I create oil paintings on canvas of loved ones who have passed…"
"I lost my daughter to leukemia, and the pain changed my life forever. Learning to live with this loss has not been easy, but I chose to turn my grief into something meaningful.
Today, I create oil paintings on canvas of loved ones who have passed…"
How to move on...
How to move on after the loss of your significant other? Is this possible? When? Navigating through this process while also dealing with your grief. See More
"I lost my daughter to leukemia, and the pain changed my life forever. Learning to live with this loss has not been easy, but I chose to turn my grief into something meaningful.
Today, I create oil paintings on canvas of loved ones who have passed…"
© 2026 Created by Ninja.
Powered by
