Breakups & Divorce Support Group
Just broke up with someone or in the midst of a difficult divorce? Breaking up is difficult no matter what the circumstances are. They say that time heals all wounds, but sometimes a listening ear or a hug can work wonders for the heart. Whether you need a place to vent, someone to hold you to No Contact, or need advice about what to do, we're here to help.
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Thursday night I had the scare of my LIFE! If I had not been prepared I wouldn't be here to write to you. Both my son and I would be dead. Blunt but true.
I decided to have a fire in my fireplace, the first of the season. We have a gas starter, wood burning fireplace. My son was home sick with Strep and was cold. From 10 am on, I had a roaring fire going. It felt wonderful. I let it go out about 7 pm, put my son to bed, and fell asleep on my couch in the living room (where the fireplace is located) around midnight. At 1:30 am ,OUR CARBON MONOXCIDE DETECTORS BLARED THEIR ALARM! I rushed and got my son out, dog, and cat, while calling 911. Police, EMS, and firetrucks arrived in 3 minutes (small WONDERFUL town). It turned out that the 'safe' number for carb mono is 10 parts per million on the monitors. My sweet son was at 99, and they found me to be at 110. They went on to say that something was wrong with the fireplace and that HAD WE NOT HAD THE DETECTORS WE WOULD NOT HAVE EVER WOKEN UP. I still get so shaky just thinking about my son (and myself) just falling asleep and DYING. We are both OK now and the problem has been fixed.
SO PLEASE
Thursday night I had the scare of my LIFE! If I had not been prepared I wouldn't be here to write to you. Both my son and I would be dead. Blunt but true.
I decided to have a fire in my fireplace, the first of the season. We have a gas starter, wood burning fireplace. My son was home sick with Strep and was cold. From 10 am on, I had a roaring fire going. It felt wonderful. I let it go out about 7 pm, put my son to bed, and fell asleep on my couch in the living room (where the fireplace is located) around midnight. At 1:30 am ,OUR CARBON MONOXCIDE DETECTORS BLARED THEIR ALARM! I rushed and got my son out, dog, and cat, while calling 911. Police, EMS, and firetrucks arrived in 3 minutes (small WONDERFUL town). It turned out that the 'safe' number for carb mono is 10 parts per million on the monitors. My sweet son was at 99, and they found me to be at 110. They went on to say that something was wrong with the fireplace and that HAD WE NOT HAD THE DETECTORS WE WOULD NOT HAVE EVER WOKEN UP. I still get so shaky just thinking about my son (and myself) just falling asleep and DYING. We are both OK now and the problem has been fixed.
SO PLEASE
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I have been here before, a long long time ago and now I am back.Forgive me for not just saying what I want to say,even under a triple dose of antidepressants it is still raw and seeping and I am hesitant at revealing it as at least under the bandages around my heart I don,t have to look at how raw and wounded.My child was cleaved from my heart by his own actions. my child of ten,turning eleven...
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theatre and I are there already. I'm having a very berry tea with crackers, cheese and cherry tomatoes and she's having a joint with some beer and we're both on really comfy recliners on thick pile carpet. we need some help with the decor if anyone is around??
PLEASE INVEST IN A COUPLE OF MONITORS!!! They literally saved both my son's and my own life!!!
Happy to hear all is well and thank you for sharing this very important information!
I have been called out to homes where the alarms were going off and they were false alarms, but I have never minded it. Stories like Wish4's don't happen every day. But her life was saved from a silent killer by something which didn't cost a whole lot of money when compared to the value of what could have been lost.
About two months ago I was called to a house fire where the people were awoken at 5:30 in the morning by their smoke detectors. They had literally moments to get out of their house, but they made it out, thanks to their smoke detectors. They truly do save lives. Homes can be replaced, memories can be rebuilt, but you can never replace a life.
This being the start of Daylight Savings Time, use this weekend to replace the batteries in all of your detectors. If they are old, replace the detectors. Go over an exit plan with your families, know how to get out, discuss a secondary means of egress, and then plan out a place - across the street, at a neighbors, anywhere - to meet up. Make sure everyone knows the best ways to get out. Know how to describe your house, where rooms are - and where people are likely to be. Knowing how your kids are going to try to get out, and make sure they know how you will get out. You can not over plan this. Remember - firefighters are there for you, we are your friends, and want to help save your life, your homes, and your well being. If anyone in your family is ever trapped, knowing where they are will make it a whole lot easier for us to do our jobs. This is a great time to review this. Do it twice a year - and talk about it in between. It very well could save a life.
I have one of those on each floor, plus one tied into our alarm system which is routed right to our local fire house. Thanks for getting the word out though. Be safe and Praise God.
I just returned from the funeral of one of the college kids killed in that fire last weekend in NC (two of them lived in my neighborhood). They believe there were working smoke detectors in the house and that's why some of them got out. Unfortunately, fires will spend in minutes.
They now think the fire started as a result of a cigarette not properly disposed of outside. 7 young adults lost their lives last Sunday morning.
In addition, another neighbor threw hot coals off her deck a few months ago - thought they were out but they weren't and re-ignited in the middle of the night and burned her house down - fortunately, everyone got out safely only because one member of the family was still awake and smelled it.
The point being - PLEASE be careful with 'lit' things like cigs and coals. In the southeast, we are having a severe drought and things are easily ignitable. I use to smoke and I remember how easy it is to toss a cigarette out the window or flick it off the deck. We all need to be careful anytime we deal with fire, gas, etc. Tragedies happen every day and they don't have to.