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.
Why Don’t We Talk About Those Who Have Passed?
When you saw this title you probably thought “Huh, that’s a morbid topic.” Yes, I would agree it’s not the most “sunshine and rainbows” topic, however, it’s something I believe is worth thinking about. So no, I’m not one to be thinking of death often but losing my grandma in February is what sparked my thoughts on this topic.
By Christina Russo6 years ago in Families
Getting Through Loss
There is no getting through loss, there is only living with it... Sharing your story, and hearing others share their stories, it helps to know you are not alone. That others are dealing with the pain of losing a child and still making it through each day. Here is part of my story...
By Sylvia Martin6 years ago in Families
Miss Your Loved Ones Who Have Passed, and When it Hurts, Miss Them Harder
The empty chair at the dinner table, the automated voice at the dead end of a phone call relaying that the number has been disconnected, the longing to tell a story about something that happened in your day, something you know they would laugh at, they would be proud of, they would be overjoyed to hear— these are the things that eat us alive when grieving the death of a loved one, the things that bring about a sense of emptiness within our souls that cannot be filled with anything this earth has to offer.
By Abbey Walters6 years ago in Families
To the Woman Who Lost Her Daughter...
I don't know where else to write this, but I feel it needs to be put out into the universe. The other day I went for a motorcycle ride with my boyfriend of 9 years. He and I dropped our two babies off at my friends house and went for a cruise out to visit my boyfriend's dad. On the way back home, we stopped at Walmart to pick up some much needed items, things that we had been putting off buying all month, and met up with my boyfriends riding buddy.
By Kelsey Park6 years ago in Families
Daddy's Little Girl
“I was just eight years old. I asked mommy why your face was so cold? I didn't want to believe that you are dead. It was too early for you to be in that coffin bed. You passed away March 7, 2006. You’re gone, there is nothing I can fix. That night I waited for you to knock on the door. But you didn't, now I know you’re not in my life no more.”
By Aaliyah Baez6 years ago in Families
A Pain You’ll Never Get Over
They always say you never get over loss and up until this year, I fully understood this. For years I watched people lose their mothers, fathers, grandmas, grandads, uncles, and aunts but I never thought that they’re children of someone and what it would be like to lose your own child.
By Kelsey Gooding6 years ago in Families
A Wedding Anniversary
It’s our third wedding anniversary; for three years I’ve been married to this flirtatious and kind bearded man. I still feel butterflies when you wink at me, brushing your comb over to the side, and giving me your slow grin that is reserved for times when you’re teasing me mercilessly.
By A Lady with a Pen6 years ago in Families
When the Sun Light Ends
It was around the time I was to be getting ready for school. But instead of getting ready for school, I was in an ambulance with my god mother, fighting with her to stay awake. The EMTs had to use the defibrillator on her to have her heart pumping. "Just let me sleep." She kept begging and I refused.
By Melina Encarnacion6 years ago in Families