Gifts from my Son
April 5, 2009 8:01pm
This past 9 yrs has been hell but I have tried my hardest to learn along the way. It has been a very dark but spiritual journey and I have come to …
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About Me
angeljosh11
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About Me
Hi there my name is Kirstin and I am the proud mother of 2 boys and the loving wife of my best friend, lover and soulmate. I am a bereaved parent so am looking to talk to others who are living with loss. I have also suffered many years with clinical depression so am here as a support to others. I look forward to getting to know many more people and hopefully through that we can help each other
Hi there my name is Kirstin and I am the proud mother of 2 boys and the loving wife of my best friend, lover and soulmate. I am a bereaved parent so am looking to talk to others who are living with loss. I have also suffered many years with clinical depression so am here as a support to others. I look forward to getting to know many more people and hopefully through that we can help each other
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Interests
Please if you have the time, go and visit my son on the video memorial I made for him on you tube....here is the address, just copy and paste it into your browser http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ikF8AQrXIc&feature=channel_page
Please if you have the time, go and visit my son on the video memorial I made for him on you tube....here
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Valentines Day......for some
February 14, 2009 6:35pm
VALENTINES DAY for some................... A day when lovers flock the shops in the search for that perfect gift for their loved ones. A day when …
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Realities of Grief...the loss of a child
May 8, 2008 3:46am
Losing ones child you lose a part of yourself. No matter the years that pass the outcome is still the same and the memories never fade. You bring a …
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Devestated again
April 26, 2008 9:41am
Another 6 kids have drowned on school camps in the last week. This is from a school around the corner from where I live. This is also how I lost my …
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Hard Times
March 1, 2008 2:26am
WOW have we as a family been through hell this year. It has been one thing after another and all serious stuff. Well the latest is that we have lost …
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Rainbow
Sending a rainbow back to you. Sorry it took so long to reply, times have been tough and my pain was unbearable but now I am better. Sending a BIG HUG your way, Mimi
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Everyday is a struggle. We will make it together. Love & Hugs.
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thinking of you...hugging u tight...
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Exta, Tight Hugs & thoughts. Hoping you can find peace. Love, Lucille
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Hugging you tight as you remember Josh today...Hugs, Ann
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Support Groups
Close Bereavement
Type: Loss of a ChildI lost my 11 yr old son on Valentines Day 2000 to tragic circumstances. I have learnt alot over the years about grief and hoped to come here and support others who are either new to this path or struggling.
Treatments
- Crying Somewhat Helpful
- Crying can sometimes be a hard thing to do when the grief is so deep but when I need to and can't I will put on my "Joshua" music and it helps me cleanse myself to keep moving forward
- Grief Counseling Too Soon to Tell
- Even though it has been nearly 8 yrs I am only now starting grief counceling. I have been seeing her for 18 months but only NOW touching on the real grief. It has been something that I have been too scared to touch on it till now
- Music Working / Worked
- Music is a bittersweet thing. It can soothe your soul and it can tear it apart. I now know what it is that I need in music and use it accordingly. Music can speak volumes when you don't know what to say.
- Poetry Working / Worked
- when my son passed I searched the web for poetry to help me to put into words how I was feeling. I found some of it very useful and it has been helpful for others too.
- Support from Friends & Family Somewhat Helpful
- Support from family comes in fast and thick in the beginning but soon their lives move on (as it should) others have been there for me not matter what. My husband being my biggest support.
- Support Groups Working / Worked
- There was no support groups in my area for bereaved parents so I started one of my own. It is still going today 7 yrs on.
- Talking Working / Worked
- I have been a part of a support group on the internet and it has been really great. A life line that I wouldn't have managed without.
- Time Working / Worked
- Time is the ONLY true healer. It helps you to search your soul and find peace again. You have to go through alot to get to that peace but only time has been able to give that to me.
Close Back Pain
I have 2 damaged discs in my back. I have had two surgeries and the surgeon is now looking at fusing my back. I am on pain killers every day just to keep going
Treatments
- Bedrest Working / Worked
- I find that laying in bed with my electric blanket helps me heaps even though the doctors say no. I know what helps ME and thats all the matters
- Cortisone (Injection) Not Working
- I had cortisone injections that hurt like heck and didn't help ME at all.
- Epidural Injection Somewhat Helpful
- I had an epidural injection that initially helped but if you need surgery you need surgery.
- Morphine Working / Worked
- I was on Morphine and it did help somewhat. It did cause bad constipation though
Open Arrhythmias
I get pulpitations that are sometimes like a butterfly to my heart actually feeling as though it has stopped then shudders then thumps and starts again. I would love to know what it is
Open Depression
Type: Clinical (Major) DepressionI have lived with depression now for 17 yrs. It has been a long hard road but I am still here. I have been to hell and back. I would be happy to talk to others and maybe help someone else along the way
Treatments
- Celexa Working / Worked
- I am on it now and find it works well for me.
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Working / Worked
- It was the best therapy I have ever had as it helps you to change your thought patterns that tend to get quite muddled up when you are depressed
- Prozac Somewhat Helpful
- I was on Prozac for a long time and although it helped somewhat it also put on a heck of a lot of weight
- Psychotherapy Not Working
- I had years of conventional counceling that really didn't work for me.
- Support from Friends & Family Somewhat Helpful
- My mother was a help once she knew what depression really meant and that I wasn't just a lazy person who needed a kick in the pants. I lost friends through it though
- Writing Somewhat Helpful
- Yeah I did write alot at one stage and it was helpful to look back on it and see how far I had come.
Open Self-Injury
I have self harmed since I was 16. I know why I did it and understand others who do it. Its something that so many people just think is an attention seek but its not.
Open Rape
I have been raped on 3 different occasions when I was 16 yrs old. It is a very hard thing to deal with and even now at 37 I have flash backs.
Treatments
- Rape Counseling Not Working
- Didn't help me AT ALL!!!!!!!
Open Anxiety Disorders in Children
My son has been diagnosed with Anxiety disorders and separation anxiety. He has had many problems that I would love to talk to others about.
Treatments
- Play Therapy Somewhat Helpful
- he has had this with his psychologist. Im not sure if it is helping him or not
Open Hyperthyroidism
I NEED SOME QUESTION ANSWERED
Open Acne
I suffer from adult acne that sometimes flares up and sometimes is quite ok. i just want to see what works for other people.
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Open Food Addiction
I am addicted to food. I hate it its my enemy but I seem to turn to it when things are bad or I am just bored. I want to find out ways of stopping my bad habits and hope to find some lovely people to help me along the way.
Treatments
- Metformin Not Working
- I was on it for a while but found that it upset my stomach too much
Open Cervical Cancer
In the early 90s I had cancer cells on my cervix and now today I have found our that its back so I am just wanting to join the community to see what I can do for myself and get some information
Open Step Families
I am a step parent to 7 children 5 grown up and 2 7yr old twins. I just need support with all this. Its enough to go grey sometimes lol
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