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.

Purple Memories: For My Grandmother
She said, “To LOVE as we do; to FEEL as we do--is to be alone.” I was on the phone with her, 24 years old, telling her I was leaving my husband. It doesn’t matter the exact words, I remember how we felt. WE. How we understood each other at that moment. A deep, wordless understanding and knowingness. I still to this day cannot remember whether she said “to love” or “to feel,” it’s the same thing to me. I know what she meant. Married and truly in love over 70 years, and I heard the loneliness in her. The alienation. She felt different. We always had felt different.
By Vivian Clarke5 years ago in Families
Why I Sent My Husband and Son to a Football Game After My Mama's Funeral
My mama's funeral was traumatic in more ways than is typical. First, I had a breakdown before the service. Unfortunately, I'm one of those people who shove everything down deep and ignore it until it explodes. So, while I was able to help with all the preparations, go to the funeral home, pay bills etc., the actual moments before the funeral was too much. I ended up hyperventilating on one of the hottest days in August I can remember and collapsed outside the church.
By J.B. Miller5 years ago in Families
We Lost Her to a Thief Name COVID!
As we understood it, COVID affects everyone differently. How else can you explain why some people can contract it, and it barely even registers? Some people contract it and days later are dead. The pandemic hit especially hard at home as recently as September of 2021. The news and government touted the promise of a "normal" summer, provided people got vaccinated. To think "normal" was even something one could advertise seems quite laughable regarding a pandemic.
By Jeffrey Clos5 years ago in Families
How a Macaw Bird Helped Me Meet My Mother?
My mom Patricia, was always a big fan of Macaw Birds, or as she called them, “beautiful Lapas!” She always admired them and placed visiting a country like Costa Rica on her bucket list so that she could one day meet lots of them, up close and personal. We often talked about her dream, but reality got in the way, and the trip never happened. Sadly, she never met the Scarlet or Great Green Macaw birds that call Costa Rica their home.
By Anthony Chan5 years ago in Families
6 months into the healing process
How am I supposed to make it through this life without the sound of your voice or feeling your chest breathe in and out on my cheek when I wake up every morning. I miss the days that my soul felt at ease and I had a home. I miss my soul mate! Well, 6 months, and this healing process is hard, so hard, but I’m breathing a little easier. Hopefully soon, my emotional state can be a little less bi- polar Betty. But at least I’m taking steps in the right direction. Just a little but it’s still a step.
By Ashley Renee5 years ago in Families
What if...
What if I carried you to term, would you be happy with the choices that were made? What if you were to beat the odds and survive that little, would you be a mommy's boy?
By Invaded Mind5 years ago in Families
What I've Learned from My Husband's Death
On that cold December day, I stood in the chilly, dark morgue perplexed as to what my husband’s body was doing within the coffin. I was certain that he was too confined in that cramped, uncomfortable box.
By Irina Patterson5 years ago in Families
Dear John
Dear John I learned of your death in August of 2021 from someone close to our father. I wished I could have cried for you immediately, but tears could not come. This may sound harsh, it might appear wicked or worse, but I think you understand why.
By Bruce Curle `5 years ago in Families
The Nausea of Familiarity
HAVE you ever had one of those dreams, where you realize it’s a dream half-way through – but you force yourself not to wake up a little bit longer, just so you can see how it all ends?
By Sachal Aqeel5 years ago in Families
I would like to Disappear.
We don’t know what tomorrow will bring, so don’t be mad for too long . Learn to forgive and love this the key ; most important love. Forgive with all your hearts, don’t worry about people who don’t like you, focus on the ones that do.
By Dawn Earnshaw5 years ago in Families
A Child's Guilt: I Almost Made My Mother Die!
After losing my mother in 2020, I find myself thinking about her, much more than I did when she was alive. That might sound like a bad thing, but in my case, it's really not.
By Justiss Goode5 years ago in Families
Derailed
Pierre took a sigh as his fiancé dragged him into yet another store to shop for wedding décor. “What do you think about these flowers dear?” Holding the bouquet for him to see, he sneezed at the smell before looking surprisingly at the price tag.
By Jesse Leung5 years ago in Families