
Bereavement Support Group
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My mom passed away in March, she had suffered with cancer for a year and a half before she passed away. I helped care for her during this time. After she was gone, I was like a robot, I did what I had to do and put on this fake face for everyone to see. About a month ago, I just started to fall apart, I was either angry or crying all the time and this was not good for my 2 young children to see. Finally, one day,I just broke down at work and started to cry in front of my boss.I was embarrased.I decided then to go to a doctor and she gave me something for deppression and told me that I didn\'t allow myself time to grieve. I took some time off from work although I couldn\'t afford it, so what now? It just seems that I don\'t know how to deal with the pain...
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I\'ve been told that this pain is like others, time will lessen it. I don\'t know if that\'s true, sometimes something will strike just the right cord and it hurts just as much as it did the first day.
I\'m trying really hard to get myself on an even keel before the holidays. I don\'t know if it\'s going to work. I would much rather just go to sleep and wake up in January.
All the reading I have done says there is no set time or way to go through this and that we should let our bodies do what they need to do. If you need to cry, cry. If you need to yell at your dad for hurting you than yell at him, you need to let your emotions out.
The place our loved ones are in now, they know nothing but love and understanding (my belief). If you need to sleep than sleep. But above all make sure you take care of yourself. You need to eat and drink plenty of water.
It has been almost 5 months since my mother has passed away from cancer (June 28). I think it is starting to hit me now, that she is really gone. She was my best friend.
I did stay by her bedside as she passed; I cannot get these images out of my head.
I frequently dream of her, but not good dreams. I usually dream that she has died and when I wake up, I realize the dream is true.
I miss her so much, I just want her back.....
What I wouldn\'t give to just sit and talk with her again for only a few minutes.
I am dreading the holidays!
I can\'t tell you it gets easier as the holidays get closer, b/c it doesn\'t. But this year doesn\'t seem quite as bad a last year. And I know it\'s okay to create new traditions for our family, as long as I keep some of the long-memory ones that meant so much for me (for my own kids to experience).
Best of luck, and prayers set your way!
Starrlamar
when it\'s late at night and i am upset i listen to music. that has been one thing to help me through this. a few months ago i couldn\'t remember the sound of her voice so i watch home movies. if you dad is still around keep him close. i know it\'s hard because you feel like no one will understand if they haven\'t been through it. it has changed me and i want to be me again.
On some levels, it did not come as a shock because she was 95 years old and I had taken care of her for almost 15 years. Still, I miss her very much.
I can honestly say that the pain of loss does become easier in time.
When my wife died in 1989 from breast cancer, I thought my life was over and in some ways, and at certain times of the year, I guess that\'s true.
Still, now, the fond memories I have far outshine the pain of the loss and those memories have enabled me to move on with my life.
With my Mom\'s passing, a book that a friend told me about was a great help. I\'d like to pass it on to everyone here:
\"The Five People You Meet in Heaven\" by Mitch Albom.
For those who don\'t know this little 197 page tome (I read the whole thing on a 3 hour flight from Minnesota to New York), it is NOT a religious book, but it is very spiritual.
My prayers to all of you.
Joe