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I dont have many words right now. November 3rd will be 5 years that the most amazing Dad passed away. I miss him so dang bad and i have to always hide it and not let my grief out to protect my Mom. Almost 5 years and still haunts me i never got to say goodbye and never got closure. I miss him so dang bad......... I really need support this is pulling me down fast. My heart hurts so bad missing him ,and my 5 children up in Heaven with him. Only comfort i get is knowing my Dad and my 5 babies i lost are together! Along with my dog i lost 2 years ago in November on the 19th. Very sudden as well. I dont know what else today but my heart is really hurting...........
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I was hit with some sort of flu (tested negative twice) and was knocked out in bed for four days. I had a decent week afterwards, but then I came down with a cold the following week, which put me in bed for two days. I'm mostly recovered, except I still have some remnants of congestion. However, I have been feeling depressed for the past few days. I've been going to sleep at 9, which is early for...
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I know my mommy is no longer suffering in this life. But sometimes I feel like i killed her. The doctors explained how her organs had shut down and once the life support was removed the body would completely stop functioning. I couldn't imagine a world where my mom would be a breathing vegetable for years in a nursing facility. Watching my mom's body labor over half a day to transition will...

we just passed the 6th anniversary of the traffic accident which took my beloved son and the woman who called me, "monster-in-law." the children who called them, "mommy and daddy" are 6, 9 and 12 now. i haven't tried to hide my own angst from them (children are not so easily fooled as grownups) but i have felt constant need to take great care in marshaling my words to respect their individual grieving processes.
sigh. . . grief is a long and mysterious process. my heart still hurts often, but it is getting easier to appreciate the value of the love which makes the grieving so hard.
rocking you gently and crying with you. . .
And you as well Arf...It's still surprising to me how fast time passes
I'm hugging you both and sending my blessing of peace ...xo