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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Saturday November 28, 2009
STORY WALL
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I'm sorry for the confusion. Noah is not a part of my family....well, not my earthly family. I do not know him nor his family. I only posted this because a post was made asking us to sendin...
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More »MEMBERS IN NEED
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I really want to talk about amnesia today...sometimes people forget some very important things that they have said and done.
Like telling little girls that they no longer have a mother or brothers.
Like choosing their lover over their little girl.
Like the fact that sisters are always going to be sisters and will always want to be together.
Like telling a little girl not to go to the grave of her dea...
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More »INSPIRATIONAL STORIES
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Just arrived back home and haven't unpacked or checked my messages. I just wanted to write in my journal for sharing and to remind myself how wonderful I feel. Wow! What an inspiring weekend. It's hard to even know where to begin.
For those who don't know I spent from Friday evening to Sunday afternoon at a spiritual retreat for women.&n...2 Recommendations13 Comments
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More »POETRY CORNER
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i wrote this poem about a month and a half ago, ab...
dyingtolive May 27, 2008
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
i wrote this poem about a month and a half ago, about those days before and after the funeral. the alumni association at my school was holding a poetry contest, so i entered it and won third place. i posted it here, so you can read:
Pick Six
In soft upholstered seats, we sat—
five lucky, wet-eyed front-row patrons—
and lifted our feet as your roots snuck and crawled under them
(and those o...10 Recommendations19 Comments -
Opening presents and blowing out the candle on you...
AngelChri... Mar 19, 2008
Wednesday, March 19, 2008
Opening presents and blowing out the candle on your cake
These are all things in which you should partake
On this very special day - your first birthday
We can’t celebrate in the traditional way
Instead, a cake I made of artificial flowers - blue and white,
Will be left for you at your grave site
Balloons will be sent to you up above
With notes from your loved ones expressing their love
A special m...7 Recommendations29 Comments -
No, it doesn't get easier with time.The sun co...
JerryJsMom Mar 18, 2009
Journal Entry for March 18, 2009
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
No, it doesn't get easier with time.
The sun continues to rise,
to shine warmly on those who walk
this earth, living the life of
innocence.
Unaware of the formidable pain that is just
a breath away from any of them.
They don't understand what if feels
like to be empty inside,
to lack depth,
to be a shell of the person they once were.
And, mercifully they will forever live
the life of the unaware.
In m...3 Recommendations17 Comments -
This was in the lastest Compassionate Friends news...
CynK Feb 16, 2009
Monday, February 16, 2009 |
This was in the lastest Compassionate Friends newsletter. Just thought it was worth sharing. I think I'm also going to email it to a bunch of my friends.
If They Only Knew
If only they knew that when I speak of him, I am not being morbid. I am not denying his death. I am proclaiming his life. I am learning to live with his absence. For 26 years (28 for me) he was a part of my life, born, nurtur...2 Recommendations13 Comments -
fuck the doctorsthey can suck my dickalmost left m...
lovewins Jan 13, 2009
Tuesday, January 13, 2009 |
fuck the doctors
they can suck my dick
almost left me to die in the er sick
said i was not ashmatic
i almost died in the street
coughing but no one cared to see
screw the haters i'ma live to be my own player
i just got my onw taste of fucked up reality
now it is about my money
tired of gettin bullied by the mothafuckn system
all my life was people's victim
now i am now gonna portray confidence
fuck t...3 Recommendations12 Comments -
Well ladies the second anniversary has come a...
RockstarsMom May 30, 2008
Friday, May 30, 2008 |
Well ladies the second anniversary has come and gone and I'm still here. The tears have dried for the present moment and I'm in a flat spot, emotionally.
I spent the 28 making two collages of John's pictures, one from a baby to an adult and one as an adult to his death. I think they are wonderful. The capture him in all his moods and in all parts of his life, from sleeping on the...1 Recommendation14 Comments -
i need the love of me to believe in only meso i ca...
lovewins Mar 03, 2008
Monday, March 3, 2008
i need the love of me
to believe in only me
so i can love thee
in a more readily fashion
my life loses passion
when i sulk about the past
people will be bad
but i can choose the silent golden path
to be happy to laugh
yes i do feel sick and stressed
it is hard to caress the sun
but i am a new one
who sees love as the kingdom
i feel like we forsake ourselves
for others to tell
us how to live well
sacrificin our ...7 Recommendations8 Comments -
What A Grieving Mother Really Thinks Hello ol...
BinkyH Jul 31, 2009
Friday, July 31, 2009 |
What A Grieving Mother Really Thinks
Hello old friend,
Oh yes you know
No, no please
Don't look away
And change the subject
It's ok.
You see at first I couldn't feel,
It took so long, but now it's real.
I hurt so much inside you see
I need to talk,
Come sit with me?
You see, I was numb for so very long,
And people said, "My, she is so strong".
They didn't know I couldn't...1 Recommendation13 Comments -
new year in geari feel the pressure is in mindtime...
lovewins Dec 30, 2008
Tuesday, December 30, 2008
new year in gear
i feel the pressure
is in mind
time to let all out tonite
i was feelin a bit down
then i looked inside
i felt blind inside
i felt weak cuz i had an illness
why did i feel such BS
i am on DS
gettin all this help
yet i feel i have shit to prove to whom
my mind is fragile like a woman's womb
in need of love i talk to mom
then i ask god why am i lettin on
thoughts of despair
found out i needed...4 Recommendations10 Comments -
Life is too short to wake with regret. So love he ...
RockstarsMom Sep 18, 2008
Thursday, September 18, 2008 |
Life is too short to wake with regret. So love he people who treat you right. Love the ones who don't just because you can. Believe everything happens for a reason. If you get a second chance, grab it with both hands. If it changes your life, let it. Kiss slowly. Forgive quickly. God never said life would be easy. He just promised it would be worth it.1 Recommendation13 Comments -
a long day!!! a...
daddyslit... Mar 29, 2008
Saturday, March 29, 2008
a long day!!!
a long day of misery,
a long day of pain,
a long day of heartache,
things will never be the same,
a long day of questions,
a long day with no answers,
a long day of whatevers,
damn i ran out of chances,
a long day trying to make things right,
a long day trying to get through,
a long day trying to make things better,
trying to work out what the hell to do,
a long day thinking things over,
a ...2 Recommendations12 Comments -
i am from new york cityi face misery hostilitystil...
lovewins Nov 25, 2008
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
i am from new york city
i face misery hostility
still i can breathe
i have big dreams
like owning a piece of a home
where i can have my family
no need to live halfway
i hate seeing day by day
the ghetto life of pain and hate
gotta make my wages
so i can pay my rent
and get off the stupid medications
with hope faith and meditations
bipolar i am for sure
with prayer i will endure
hate people tellin me i may be si...5 Recommendations8 Comments
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
i wrote this poem about a month and a half ago, about those days before and after the funeral. the alumni association at my school was holding a poetry contest, so i entered it and won third place. i posted it here, so you can read:
Pick Six
In soft upholstered seats, we sat—
five lucky, wet-eyed front-row patrons—
and lifted our feet as your roots snuck and crawled under them
(and those o...10 Recommendations19 Comments -
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