Bereavement Support Group

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JaniceS
JaniceS
hi all. i am jan. i lost my 12 year old daughter 5 months ago. the pain is unbearable, however, i find there are people to talk to. i am really in pain for my 10 year old daughter who is so suffering this loss. furhtermore she has bipolar, and feels NO-ONE understands her, that she is a loner. she is such an incredible kid, with so my joy and insight to offer. are there kids on this group who could be sincere friends to her? i ask you to help me with this, it is so painful. looking forward to any responses, thank you, jan
NVDoula
NVDoula
I'm so sorry about your loss. I think my daughter is probably too young (She's six), but I hope you find someone for her. Have you looked into the hospitals or anything like that for support groups for sibblings? There is a support group on here for siblings of SIDS babies that she could join. I believe it's mostly teenagers on there, and I'm sure she'd be welcomed there even though your daughter didn't die of SIDS.
Again, I'm sorry for your loss.
Amber
deleted_user
deleted_user
I think there's also a "Teens helping Teens" group here. Granted, she hasn't quite made it to the teens, but she's just about there and I'm sure they wouldn't throw her out! LOL. I'm SURE they'd welcome her with open arms and try their hardest to help her. Can't hurt to try. Maybe YOU, Mom, could check it out first, and see what's up ~ or even ask if she'd be welcome.

Best of luck, and my heart hurts for you. I'm so so sorry for your loss!!! I cannot imagine ANYTHING WORSE than losing a child. I just can't. You must be an incredibly STRONG woman and you have my utmost respect and support. God bless you. Hugs, Lee
deleted_user
deleted_user
My son has a profile here. He is 13. Feel free to read my profile...perhaps our kids could learn from each other. I have also lost a sibling. I was 16 at the time, she was 20. She had cancer but died suddenly from complications. I am so very sorry for your loss I am here if you would like to talk.
deleted_user
deleted_user
i am so sorry for your loss. the loss of a child is never easy on the parents or siblings. i agree, if not here i would find some sort of group for her. blue cross in our area has a group for grieving children. you might check with your insurance company. hugs jan
daisydduck
daisydduck
It took my daughter 3 years to actually react when our daughter died. We felt she was holding it in but when we would ask, she w/say "I'm fine", One night three years later, something happened that triggered it and she just broke down. There are therapists who specialize in this. You s/at lest try to see if it helps. Other kids do not understand and are more likely to walk away rather than help.
deleted_user
deleted_user
I am an elementary school teacher by trade. The students' that I've had with that kind of trauma had been helped by any adult within the school that they can make a connection with. You or a teacher can manipulate a connection with someone your child respects ie. school psychologist, nurse, principal, secretary or homeroom teacher. The next thing I've done was find out which child in the class the traumatized child responds to and help them make a connection--reading together, sending them on classroom errands together or setting up something after school. I hope both of you find answers that work for both of you. I am so sorry for your loss.