grief

Losing a family member is one of the most traumatic life events; Families must support one another to endure the five stages of grief and get through it together.

Saying Goodbye
When I got the news mom had left this world, suddenly I was exhausted: I mean eyes burning, body dragging exhausted. She had started refusing all meds except pain and was choosing end of life. She had fought for a long time, and she told me she was tired and ready to go.
By Anna Boisvert4 years ago in Families
I Just Want
I remember the first time I watched Matilda with my Aunt. Lying in the middle of her bedroom floor surrounded by my younger aunts, brother, and pillows and blankets. The smell of all the dusty old books cluttered her two bookcases. The way the TV lightened the dark bedroom was just enough for me to notice how small the boxed TV was that sat on top of the tall wooden dresser.
By C.Allure Wolfe4 years ago in Families
Grief
Recently, I experienced a catastrophic loss. Like so many in the world who experience loss in their life it hit me like a bullet train. It is a pain I still feel even months later. As I have grown older I have learned many ways to process, feel, and work through grief. When I first got news of my student's passing my first thought was for my students, only nine and ten years old. I knew the death would be extraordinarily shocking and devastating to them.
By 👻🌹4 years ago in Families
Know you more
Dear Mom, It's been almost a year since you left. I miss you everyday. The last time I saw you I didn't even speak to you but now I got alot to say. I'm sorry I turned my back on you mom but I felt at the time you turned your back on me 17 years before when you threw our relationship out the door, and for what? Happiness you thought would be waiting for you at the bottom of that pill bottle? In truth it was just a 17 year long battle. I spent all those years selfishly thinking you were fighting me and dad when in reality you were only fighting yourself. I spent all those years only thinking about me and not realizing you were fighting a war I couldn't see. You told me more than once about the hell that you went through but it's like my mind never fathomed what all was done to you. They didn't just tear your wings, they ripped them from your back. How could anyone be okay after that? Yet I expected you to just stop your self-treatment, and I became bitter and full of resentment. I should have been more compassionate and understanding, instead I was aggravating and demanding. I'm sorry mom, sorry I wasn't there for you, loving you, lifting you, and understanding you when I really needed to. The day you died I dropped to my knees and forgave you and I can only hope you forgive me too. I want you to know, mom, now I know you more. Now I understand what it was all for. You didn't choose addiction, addiction chose you. It saw the perfect victim, trauma, a clear path to get to you. It wasn't your fault, mom. It wasn't anything you did. Trauma just chased you ever since you were a kid. I wish I could take it all back mom and instead of walking out the door, I would hug you and pick you up off the floor.
By kasey gresham4 years ago in Families
Why I am not over #PartyGate
For international readers – some context. #Partygate has been trending in the UK for months now, as drip by drip we are learning of the extent of how our government leaders partied their way through lockdown. They made laws which they broke. They made laws which we were told we needed to follow to keep ourselves and others safe. They broke those laws, whilst others were isolated, fined and well-organised, safe protests were heavily policed. They broke those laws by partying.
By Rachel Robbins4 years ago in Families
My Aunt Zuhur
My aunt Zuhur or Hajja Zuhur is a woman in her sixties, tall, slim in body, white in complexion, a bright light radiates from her face, a mellow green tattoo in the middle of her forehead. The palm of her hand is the best evidence of the nature of her work and her constant activity.
By Hou Adjouz4 years ago in Families
Good Bye Dad
Soon we will say goodbye to you. You were to born to Ukrainian parents who came to America for a new life. You were born in the winter of March of 1933 and in June 1941 you would receive a boy brother
By Terri Rosall4 years ago in Families
Phenomenon of Dying Alone
Kodokushi (孤独死) or lonely death refers to a Japanese phenomenon of people dying alone and remaining undiscovered for a long period of time. The phenomenon was first described in the 1980s. Kodokushi has become an increasing problem in Japan, attributed to economic troubles and Japan's increasingly elderly population.
By Faraz4 years ago in Families
No regrets
I missed the four year anniversary of my grandfather's death this year. I think about him regularly, but somehow the anniversary just slipped right through my fingers without me even realizing it.
By Cora Mack4 years ago in Families
Bell Tower Funeral Home, funeral parlour
household and buddies. Funeral providers offer help to bereaved people by supporting them in pulling themselves through the early levels of arranging a funeral. Their services consider treatment of almost everything connected to the burial of the deceased. Nevertheless, it is critical to make sure that the funeral support you decide on gives the ideal arrangement when paying out the previous respect to the deceased.
By Ritika Karamchandani4 years ago in Families
Why You Should Plan for Your Death
I get it, there is a lot going on. Laundry, work projects, diaper changes, getting the car fixed…or maybe you have none of these things on your plate and your life is full of other things. It doesn’t really matter what your life is full of…there will be a day when the things from your plate get dumped onto someone else’s, in a manner of speaking.
By Jennifer Black Young4 years ago in Families
Lessons on Grief: Losing a Parent to Cancer
My dad passed away from lung cancer two weeks after my tenth birthday. It was September 2004. I had just started the fifth grade.
By Michelle Kubilis4 years ago in Families