Grief and Bereavement

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Grief and Bereavement

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  • User: "amburroni"
    Back in October of 2016, I lost my husband to Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia treated at Strong Memorial Hospital Wilmont Cancer Center in Rochester, NY. He was 31 and I am 28. We did not have children. …
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    Started by amburroni
    Most recent by Barbara365
  • User: "jaycc"
    Hi Gang, It's been awhile, but looking for opinions. Should I sue my husband's doctor ? There was an obvious mistake. I'm out of the widow fog now and can handle the conversation. My lawyer saids the …
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    Started by jaycc
    Most recent by CathyMaine
  • User: "bmindful"
    Hi, I lost my darling boyfriend to melanoma last September. His time from diagnosis to death was an astonishing 2 months. I believe that I was mercifully numb for the first few months. What followed, …
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    Started by bmindful
    Most recent by bmindful
  • User: "david54"
    I ran a full marathon (RocknRoll) in San Diego 2 weeks ago to honor my two wives( 2010 and 2016) that faced their mortality with courage, faith, and diligence. I wore their (wedding) rings around my n…
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    Started by david54
    Most recent by GingerMay
  • User: "david54"
    Hi-its been a few months since I posted here. First I want to thank all of you for your kind support, I don't think I have acknolwdged that as much as I could and should have. It has been 5 months sin…
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    Started by david54
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  • User: "Ladylacy"
    With the holiday season upon us, how do you deal with the lost of your loved one and one that has been a part of your life for 55 years? I just lost my husband 4 months ago to this horrible beast call…
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    Started by Ladylacy
    Most recent by JosephK
  • User: "LonelyOnly"
    There will forever be so many significant dates in my life, especially pertaining to my mother. The day she died - Mar. 11. Her birthday - Jan. 23. My birthday - Oct. 17. And many other celebrations a…
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    Started by LonelyOnly
    Most recent by Noellesmom
  • User: "star68"
    My mum passed away from colorectal cancer almost a month ago. My mum was an independent 87 year old, she was diagnosed with stage III (cT3cN1M0) superior colorectal cancer in October. It was an invasi…
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    Started by star68
    Most recent by Ladylacy
  • User: "LonelyOnly"
    I just wanted to put this out there in case anyone else is experiencing (or has experienced) this. My mom passed away about a week and a half ago. Both sides of my family typically do burials after de…
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    Started by LonelyOnly
    Most recent by here4lfe
  • User: "luz del lago"
    What is it with me? I've tried so hard not to count days. I didn't count time after my love's dx until I began to sense that we were nearing the end of our time together. And I told myself not to coun…
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    Started by luz del lago
    Most recent by Noellesmom
  • User: "CSN_Anne"
    Hello everyone, Thank you to all of you who have alerted us to the PM spamming from earlier today. I apologize for the inconvenience. While we do have securities in place, we are not always able to ca…
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  • User: "david54"
    This is my soulmate, my love who died November 22nd. This was on our wedding day in July 2012. I'm posting this simply so that you can see a face with the names. She would not necessarily approve of h…
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    Started by david54
    Most recent by GingerMay
  • User: "david54"
    My deceased wife has a sister, they are so very much alike, sound identical on the phone, walk the same, voice inflections are identical, similar values. She used to come here to the house and be with…
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    Started by david54
    Most recent by JerzyGrrl
  • User: "david54"
    Sorry-it's been a tough day and I am entering more topics than I normally would. Have any of you been approached by well meaning individuals who say incredibly inane statements? Here are a few that ha…
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    Started by david54
    Most recent by JerzyGrrl
  • User: "david54"
    I'm 62 and I'm going to run a marathon in June. Ran 4 miles today, following a workout plan. I've run for 40 years but never a marathon. This is important to me-to honor both my wifes who died of canc…
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    Started by david54
    Most recent by JerzyGrrl
  • User: "Wenlover"
    I lost my precious wife in Aug 2016 ( one day before my 41st birthday) she was 41. We were married 20 years in June of 2016. She was sick for almost four years. We tired everything and anything to get…
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    Started by Wenlover
    Most recent by SHarris73
  • User: "david54"
    Hi-lost my beautiful wife Novembr 22nd. Her memorial was last Saturday. For the past week I have been stuck trying to transfer some of her assets to mine (401k) life insurance, etc. What a myriad of r…
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    Started by david54
    Most recent by cheatinlil
  • User: "aurthor"
    I have been recently diagnised with stomach cancer. This doesn't directly have anything to do with cancer but in a indirectly way it does I was a electrician and back in 2001 my company had been contr…
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    Started by aurthor
    Most recent by GingerMay
  • User: "mdnikki"
    Well its now been 2 months since my mother passed and I am so mad at myself. I know I am supposed to think of all the good times we shared...but all I can think of and remember are the last 3 months o…
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    Started by mdnikki
    Most recent by Noellesmom
  • User: "carmoun"
    osteosarcoma 1 year hi my friends daughter, 14, has only survived one year after diagnosis with osteosarcoma. she started with a lump on her ankle and on diagnosis it was found in her hip, shoulder an…
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    Started by carmoun
    Most recent by jorola
  • User: "CrayJay"
    Posts: 1 Joined: Jun 2016 Jun 10, 2016 - 1:24 am How did you do it? New I am 18 and i just lost my mother two weeks ago, to breast cancer. She had been fighting for 16 years and it was just this thin…
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    Started by CrayJay
    Most recent by jcall
  • User: "hikinghelped"
    My mom was diagnosed with leukemia (AML) and fought for a year and a half before succumbing to the disease in 2008. It will be 8 years this fall and I still struggle every day from it. We had an amazi…
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    Started by hikinghelped
    Most recent by hikinghelped
  • User: "drsolis"
    My husband, Rick was diagnosed on November 25 or 26 of 2014. He had throat cancer due to smoking according to doctors. He was sent to treatment and had issues with the center. Then in February 14th of…
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    Started by drsolis
    Most recent by debbieg5
  • User: "bubuns"
    I lost my husband of 24 years on the 23rd of October, 2015. He had colon cancer with mets to the liver. All the time frames we were given were wrong. They originally told us he would have around 3 -4 …
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    Started by bubuns
    Most recent by Ladylacy
  • User: "campbellkids040508"
    i lost my mom on Aug 4th 2015 at 2:19 pm. we all knew it was the end of the road for this earthly place. she had cancer all over pretty much. i am so lost without her. it feels like i am on an emotion…
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    Most recent by Ladylacy
  • User: "CSN_Rowan"
    There will be a planned CSN outage on 10/9/15 from 5am-8am EST while the site undergoes some maintenance. We apologize for the inconvenience. Rowan CSN Support Team
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  • User: "OldSouls"
    I love you Josh and miss you so very much. Our love is an old love baby It's older than all our years I have seen in strange young eyes Familiar tears We're old souls in a new life baby They gave us …
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  • User: "virtual_voyager"
    I can't let go. I tell myself all the things I already know and repeat the advice and words of encouragement offered by friends and family. I try to socialize and visit outside my home. But everytime …
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    Started by virtual_voyager
    Most recent by LK_Ka
  • User: "Tdy423"
    My mother just lost my father to cancer Last week. This was very unexpected and he passed within two weeks of leaning he even had cancer. they had a long trip planned to go over seas. Her friends are …
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    Started by Tdy423
    Most recent by OO7
  • User: "Sable2900"
    My husband passed away two weeks ago from lung cancer which spread throughout his body. He was the best part of me and I just don't know how to go on without him. I am Catholic and believe he is in a …
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    Started by Sable2900
    Most recent by pcebelak