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Grief and Bereavement
Archives for September 2017
Discussion List
How does hearing about other people' misery make you feel better?
First let me say I'm a mess. My husband died 5 weeks ago, 6 weeks after diagnosis Of liver cancer. And I'm curious about a lot of things. 1. How do words help? They won't bring my husband back from the dead so what good are they? 2. How does reading about other people' grief help? How can YOUR misery make me feel better? I…
Missing my Aunt so much
I'm not new to this site, but new to the Grief and Bereavement section. My aunt died yesterday after a very short battle. I was worried how my mother was going to take it, but I was not prepared for how grief stricken I feel from the loss of her. What is it about losing an aunt that is making me feel so lost? I keep…
A Love Letter To My Departed
Dear Karen, Its been over 4 months now that you've been gone. It seems so much longer than that and my pain of missing you will always be with me. On the surface the pain will subside but there will always be that underlying pain that will at times come to the surface. It was just a little over 16 years ago (Auguest 31st,…
Where do I go from here?
This is my first time on this discussion board so I'm really not sure what the rules are. Mike and I met in high school, i was 16 he was 18.we stayed high school sweethearts through my senior year. We went our separate ways. I moved to Southern MN and married my first husband. The marriage was bad from the start and we…
How do I help my grieving husband?
My sister inlaw passed away 5 months ago yesterday. And since, my marriage has not been the same. I want to be patient with my husband. I want to stand by him. I want to help him in any way that I can. I also want to protect our family and our kids. I also don't want to be a doormat or emotional punching bag forever. I've…