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- First let me say that I have been a member of this group for 3 years, and a widow for approximately 3 1/2 years. The wonderful people in this group have given me invaluable advice, support and understanding - I never would have made it through the...
- I have recently reached the 3 year mark, on December 5th, so this is my 4th Christmas without my husband. I would just like to share with you who are new on this journey that it does get better. I have finally re-gained my joy in the holiday...
- I lost my wonderful husband in December, 2008 and recently as I passed the 2 1/2 year mark, I realized that I am actually over the grief thing. Being the type to analize things, I asked myself how I could tell I was finished with the grief process...
- Ok, so it has been a little over two years now since I lost my wonderful husband. In many ways I feel that I am becoming that "serene" widow that I have set out to be. One thing I suddenly realized recently is how much I still talk about Stan. It...
- Hello, I belong to some other DS support groups and found this group after my daughter, age 36, had trip to the ER a couple of weeks ago with blood clots in her lungs. Scary! My question to all of you is what are you doing about diet while on...
- I am over the two year mark now - about 26 months, and I have been through the standard phases of numbness, wanting to die then realizing that I still have a purpose in this life, enjoying life again, still feeling lonely, etc. I have recently...
- Ok, on the light side, today as I have been taking down the tree and listening to Elton John's greatest hits, it suddenly struck me that I don't know if Stan liked Elton John. I have always wondered if he liked Neil Diamond, the Beatles, and...
- Ok, there have been several threads about dreams. This one is another of my "just curious" polls. I have always dreamed in color, and assumed that everyone did, but over the years I have been told that most or many people dream only in black &...
- I would like to take a poll, just for my own information, on when you took your rings off. This is not intended to be a discussion of if you should or should not, as we have already covered that topic many times in other discussions. I am at the 2...
- Today I got to thinking about Thanksgiving (and other holidays) and how we always see it portrayed in the commercials, stories, etc. as the ultimate happy family holiday, with big dinner, family and friends gathered round, everyone all huggy and...
- Is anyone else out there angry about the approaching Holiday season? I lost my husband on December 5, 2008. The first year at Christmas I was on autopilot, and last year I was at peace. Thanksgiving however is a different story. Last year was...
- It seems to me that a lot of the hostility that surfaced in our group recently is because many have taken to turning a discussion into a debate. In my own thinking, discussion consists of sharing your view, comparing notes with others, and...
- Ok, it has been 21 months and I was feeling better about everythng in my life till I hit September. For whatever reason, Fall has not been the usual happy time for me this year; it's been a sad September so far, with my husband's birthday coming up...
- I have a lesbian child, came out in her early 20's and I have been ok with it once I went to some PFLAG meetings and read several books. I had to get beyond the religious interpretations I had grown up with, that sexual orientation is a choice...
- A quote keeps coming to mind lately, "Life is what happens while you are making other plans". Don't know who first said that, but it is so true! We planned on being married longer, we planned on retiring together, but life happened instead. As a...