Bereavement Support Group

I tend to write letters. I'm currently looking at a painful anniversary moment this month.... it's not the deceased member's birthday, but it is his daughter's 21st and I know she wishes he were here. I remember we talked about it when he first passed away. I don't know how to cope right now though.

I think that would be nice. also, its a time to talk about the fun times, the good times etc. it will turn out okay. tc laura

My brother has been gone for 36 years and the first 15 years were so hard, I really didn't do anything but sit by myself and cry.
After finally dealing with his death, I got back in touch with my brother's best friend and we take turns calling each other and talking about our memories of him. It is amazing how many memories there are. One anniversary we were sharing some really cool memories. A few days later, my brother's friends wife recieved a brochure for their answering machine in the mail (it was broken and she requested info on where to send it for repairs). There on the brochure was a picture of an answering machine and on the area of the caller ID part was my brothers name!!!!! (first and last name).
I really believe it was my brother's way of saying...."hey guys.....I was there and I love you!"
Very cool indeed :)

Thank you all for sharing and suggestions. We're a lot like a family here at work so the loss was both significant and noticeable. Appreciate the feedback from experiences too.

On my hubbys b-day me and our boys released balloons that we wrote messages on. I plan to do that every year. We loved doing it, because the boys know he will get them in heaven :) My hubbys father and I and the boys also released one of those hot balloons. You light them and they float up. That was really cool, cause at night you watch it go and go. I plan to do that on his 1 year mark as well.