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Surviving Caregivers
Archives for November 2009
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Children and Holidays
I'm trying to help a friend whose wife recently died. He has school aged children (older elementary and middle school) and this will be their first holiday without their mother. He's considering taking them on a trip instead of attempting a traditional holiday, but is looking for resources or information on the pros and…
MY ANGER IS BUILDING AND I NEED TO RELEASE IT
I have shared before, and it has only gotten worse. I work in a hospital and lost my mom only 3 MONTHS AGO!!!! If you anything about grief or decide to do your homework before making horrible conclusions, one might know that at 3 months it could get worse. Reality starts to kick in. But no! Not where I work, they expect me…
losing mom, i feel lost without her
I am new to this site. I hope to gain friends here that actually understand and feel the pain and agony I do. I also hope to help one another through our pain and share stories of our loved ones that will make us laugh and even some that will make us cry and yet honor those who have moved on to Heaven. (this may be very…
"why aren't you over her yet, why do you still get upset? its been 3 months"....HELP
I am new to this website and hope to gain friends and strength. The subject of this discussion is one that I have been experiencing in my workplace. I am going to write my story when I get a chance, but right now I need to vent. People who have not been through what we have been through have no idea or concept of the word…
My Beloved Wife is Gone
My 55 year old wife of 11 years passed away 2 weeks ago, on 10-21-09. She was diagnosed with Stage IV non-small cell lung cancer in 01/2006, after having the disease misdiagnosed for most of 2005. We were told it was an uncurable form of lung cancer and we didn't know how much time we had left together - as it turns out it…