Journal Entry for February 28, 2009
February 28, 2009 4:58pm
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lddavis
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About Me
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About Me
I am a proud mother of 3 grown children, and a very proud grandmother of 7 beautiful grandchildren. I lost my husband of 31 years to suicide in 2004.
I am a proud mother of 3 grown children, and a very proud grandmother of 7 beautiful grandchildren. I lost my husband of 31 years to suicide in 2004.
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Doing better......
June 1, 2008 5:03pm
Hi Ya All!
Back in Georgia visiting with my other precious family......can't believe how much all my grandchildren have grown.....will be here for …
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Hard day...
April 15, 2008 12:13am
I dread tomorrow....have since the beginning of the year.....4th anniversary of my dear husband's death..........Linda :(
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Hey Linda!!! A lot of people are opting on facebook now. Do they charge for membership? Do they have groups like here - where people share their opinions, etc.?
I am so glad to hear that you are still with your boyfriend - very cool - enjoy. Are you in Ca these days? The fog here is so thick I cannot see the ocean - I can hardly see the pine trees. - Ok - thanks for saying "hey" - take care. lj-
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Hey there Linda - I see your hugs exchanged with weiner every so often and they always make me smile. I hope all is well with you - any news on the relationship front?
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What's up Doc? Is it Friday yet? http://picayune.uclick.com/comics/...
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What kind of camera do you have? let me know if I can help with any camera or computer questions. Photography is a good hobby. Have a nice Friday and a great Weekend!
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Thanks for coming by and leaving a hug! I hope you had a nice weekend. Mine was very nice. Have a great week!
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Close Depression
Type: Clinical (Major) DepressionMy husband of 31 years committed suicide in 2004 due to depression...I've been depresseed ever since.
Treatments
- Meditation Working / Worked
- Meditating on the Bible Scriptures helps for it gives me hope and comfort.
- Paxil Working / Worked
- Positive Thinking Working / Worked
- Support from Friends & Family Working / Worked
- I have a very closenit circle of family and friends so the encouragment they give is so important!!!
- Writing Working / Worked
- I sometimes write in a journal to my late husband, Roger...really helps...even though I cry alot as I am writing in it...
Close Bone Cancer
Type: OtherMY FATHER DIED OF CANCER (BONE, LIVER, LUNG, AND COLON) IN 1986.
Open Bereavement
Type: Loss of a Partner/SpouseLost my husband of 31 years in 2004 to suicide...he shot himself....that's the day my whole life was turned upside down, inside out, and every which way...life has never been the same!!!!!!! Also lost my father-in-law to suicide in 1995....my husband's father.
Treatments
- Crying Working / Worked
- CRYING SEEMS TO HELP SOMEWHAT...EXCEPT WHEN I CAN'T CRY...THEN I KEEP IT BOTTLED UP...
- Grief Counseling Working / Worked
- HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO AFFORD IT...INSURANCE WON'T PAY FOR IT....
- Helping Others Working / Worked
- HELPS WHEN I'M IN MINISTRY OR HELPING ONES TO LEARN THE SCRIPTURES.....
- Keeping Busy Working / Worked
- HELPS TO A DEGREE...REALLY GOOD SOME DAYS...AND NOT SO GOOD OTHER DAYS....
- Music Working / Worked
- I CAN RELATE TO MUSIC...SOMETIMES THAT'S WHAT GETS MY MIND ON OTHER THINGS...
- Pets Working / Worked
- I HAVE A PET CAT...SHE IS ALWAYS THERE TO PURR FOR ME.......
- Prayer Working / Worked
- SO IMPORTANT...WHEN YOU DON'T FEEL ANYONE ELSE WOULD UNDERSTAND OR YOU ARE JUST SO TIRED OF HAVING TO TELL YOU STORY OR JUST DON'T FEEL LIKE EXPLAINING THINGS, I KNOW I CAN ALWAYS PRAY AND BE HEARD BY JEHOVAH GOD AND THAT HIS EARS ARE ALWAYS OPEN AND I CAN GO TO HIM ANYTIME...DAY OR NIGHT...VERY COMFORTING
- Reading Working / Worked
- READING AT TIMES HELPS...SOMETIMES JUST TO FIND OUT INFORMATION, SOMETIMES TO READ ABOUT HEALTH, SOMETIMES JUST TO FIND OUT WHY I FEEL THE WAY I DO.......
- Support from Friends & Family Working / Worked
- I COULDN'T HAVE MADE IT THIS FAR WITHOUT THIS SUPPORT....I DON'T KNOW WHAT I WOULD DO WITHOUT MY WONDERFUL AND SUPPORTIVE FAMILY AND FRIENDS!!!!!
- Support Groups Working / Worked
- SO FAR THE FRIENDS I HAVE MET ON THIS SITE HAVE REALLY HELPED IN REALLY HARD TIMES....
- Talking Working / Worked
- VERY IMPORTANT AND HEALTHY PART OF HEALING
- Time Working / Worked
- TIME IS SO IMORTANT AND YET SOMETIMES WE TEND TO WANT TO RUSH IT...JUST TO GET RID OF THE PAIN.....BUT WE HAVE TO LET IT GO BY SO THAT WE CAN START TO HEAL..........
- Physical Exercise Working / Worked
- WHEN I AM FAITHFUL WITH DOING EXERCISE IT REALLY HELPS RELIEVE ALOT OF STRESS THAT COMES WITH LOSSING SOMEONE SPECIAL....IT IS NOT A CURE ALL....HOWEVER REALLY NECESSARY FOR STRESS AND TO STAY HEALTHY
Open Alzheimer's Disease
Stage: AdvancedI was the cargiver for my mother-in-law who had alzheimer's disease for 10 years.
Treatments
- Aricept Working / Worked
- Helped my mother-in-law so that it didn't at first advance as fast.
Open Families & Friends Affected By Suicide
Lost my husband of 31 years to suicide in 2004....also lost my father-in-law, my husband's father to suicide in 1995.
Treatments
- Patience Working / Worked
- Still working on it!!!!!
- Talking Working / Worked
- Talking with family and friends have helped tremendously. They have always been there for me.....don't know how I would have made it without them!!!!!
- Writing Working / Worked
- I keep a journal....in the beginning I use to write in it alot....now mainly on anniversaries...wedding, birth of grandchildren, etc. still write in it...Always include an anniversary card on our Wedding anniversary. My Grandchildren...still give me things to include in the journal such as children menu's that they have colored, etc. with their names on them so their Grandpa Roger can see them when he is resurrected....and he can be filled in when he "wakes up" from death.
- Reading Working / Worked
- Reading scriptures also selfhelp books to help me understand the feelings and other things included in the grieving process....
