Bereavement Support Group

i can not say how long it will take for your wounds not to be ripped open every time this happens. there is still things that rip my heart in 2 and it has nearly been 3 years since losing Gavin. we are here to listen and talk you through the rough times. {{{{{hugs}}}}} jan

The grief never really goes away, we just learn to live with it and handle it better as time goes by. Every once in a while, something will trigger the emotions and memories and all those sad feelings will come back. I will say a prayer for you and I hope you feel better.

I can completely relate. It's been 2 years since the loss of my aunt (aka my my everything). I was doing better when it first happened than I am now. Then I was too numb to feel it I think. Now, 2 years later, the real pain is sinking in. And the anxiety has now began. It really makes me feel crazy that I am now feeling this bad 2 years later. But I really think we all grieve differently. I think sometimes it's just too huge to take in at once. My only advice would be to just try and take it one day at a time. Don't set a limit for yourself.

Two years is a short period of time. Really there is no right length of time to grieve for a loved one. Situations, such as the one you ran into with your friend, will go on for a while, and they will never be easy.

My own father died about 13 years ago, and even now there are times I wish I could turn to him for advice or share something with him. Some of my friends still have their parents, and even grandparents, alive, and it is a source of sorrow that we lost him at such a young age.

Be strong and keep him alive in your memories. I hope that you are able to talk about your father and your memories with other family members. Even now so many years after my father's death, now and then someone will tell a "Dave story" that I did not hear before--something he did or said that I was unaware of previously, and for me it is almost like having him back again.

I am so sorry, but I do know how you feel. I lost my Daddy in Nov. 2003 and there are still times that it just rips me apart.. I am here for you, i will listen and help all that I can. ((((((hugs)))))