What is Bereavement

Grief is a multi-faceted response to loss. Although conventionally focused on the emotional response to loss, it also has a physical, cognitive, behavioural, social and philosophic...

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I lost my mentally handicapped daugther over a year ago. She was born normal but by year one she was having seizure and by year two she was mentally delayed and by year three she stopped talking. She past at age 24. She has been my inspiration for all those years and now beyond. I was lucky to meet so many good people along the way to help me with my grief. My wife has been my rock. But my daughter has appeared to us in so many ways from vivid dreams to uncanny signs, never a month goes by something doesn't happened to remind us of her. But I find now a year past, I am doing much better because I have had many people, like yourselves validate my feelings and my experiences and not criticize or tell me when its time to get over it. I was fortunate to speak in front of over 100 people at an international conference on near death experience studies. So many people told me of their experiences and how they used their return to their bodies instead of staying on the otherside to do God's work and their work as a part of it. The light, the source, the infinite universe, the all knowledge and other names is God but not limited like we just can't seem to get past. So what they told me I will say to you my good friends. Don't forget to continue to love, because as one fellow shared with me, its all driven by love, Love is everything, God is Love and Death is just a body problem. We live forever. You don't have to read a Bible everyday or go to church every Sunday you just need to do one thing and that is live to love others. Peace
Posted on 11/09/09, 08:11 am
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Reply #1 - 11/09/09  10:01am
" Thank you for your story. I believe we will be with our loved ones again one day. Peace and serenity to you. "
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Reply #2 - 11/10/09  9:10am
" I am very sorry for the loss of your daughter. It is amazing how someone the world sees as "flawed" can change lives and inspire so very many people. they are able to touch people so well because God has touched them. (That is my belief. I did not read it in a book or hear it, it is just how I see things.) I had 2 sons, and since 2003,I lost both of them. I lost the youngest at 29 and the oldest at 38. My step daughter also when she was 34. I have been cancer free (breast cancer) 3 years. I am not at all who I used to be, nor is my life ever going to be like it was. I still cry and I have some days that I just feel like hiding in the dark. I know that God has helped me, or I would not be here. The friends here on DS are the best, and I have found understading and great wisdom here. Prayers and love,Peggy "

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