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.
How Addiction Can Tear A Family Apart
Addiction is one of the worst things a person and their family can endure. It has its ways of creating a rift among everyone, not just the addicted and their loved ones. How, you might ask? Well, let's go over a few key points.
Savana VerretPublished 6 years ago in FamiliesGrieving Through the Holidays
I lost my mom in 2015. Since then, no holiday has been the same. In the beginning, you go through the motions, robotically doing what you’re “supposed to do” and, as time goes by, you learn to cope without them. The hardest one for me is Christmas, and with it being more than a few short days away, I feel her absence even more.
Leah BurtonPublished 6 years ago in FamiliesBlue Flowers and Teddy Bears
I remember the cold feeling of the plastic highchair and eating sticky cheerios (sticky 'cause most of them had already been in my toddler-sized mouth) while watching from the doorway of the kitchen across to the den where my cousins were spread out on the floor playing Operation. I remember the sound of the buzzer going off every few minutes and being startled by the loud buzzing each time one of them missed and hit the silver sides. I remember asking my aunt over and over and over again when I could go home to Mommy and Daddy and being told the same thing every time... soon. I remember crying at the answer.
Jessica GricePublished 6 years ago in FamiliesThe Call
I can remember the day clear as glass. It was a beautiful day, it was filled with happiness, family, laughter and jokes. It was a day that you take a picture put it in a frame and remember it for the rest of your life. It was a day that you think nothing could ruin it. But God had a different plan for you to remember that day. The phone call. The call that you get as your walking in the door pealing off your shoes, as your crawling under the warm sheets still laughing and smiling. The phone rings and the first thought in your head they're calling to say goodnight and they made it home. But the tone is all wrong, it sends chills down your spine, and squeezes the breath out of your body when they say “He didn’t make it, it was an accident.” You drop the phone in disbelief, you have no words. But you run through every emotion like a rollercoaster so fast you can’t slow down to just think or breath. You start with denial “There is no way, I just said goodbye to him!” On to anger “Why is this happening? Why did he do this?” To a shattered heart “I can’t do it without him, I love him, he is my best friend.” You struggle for weeks on how to feel, what’s really happening and what to think. When it finally comes down to laying in bed emotionless, staring into a dark hole with no thoughts and no feelings. When finally a couple of months go by you seem to be getting better, life is getting back to normal but you catch yourself feeling happy again and it angers you. You shouldn’t be happy, your best friend just died, your hurt, your lost. And you go back down the slippery slope you finally finished with. But six months have come and gone, you finally realize they wouldn’t want you to be sad anymore, they don’t want you to suffer or miss out on happiness. They will always watch over you, they are always with you like that small breeze that brushes your face, or the small shimmer of sun that shines through on a cold breezy day or even that small hand on your shoulder you feel. They want to look down and see you laughing, smiling and happy. Because they know when it’s your time they will greet you with a smiling face and open arms. And everything will be perfect again, you will realize it was worth waiting for. You’ll forget the struggle you went through, all the hurt and suffering. It’ll be like your first time meeting all over again. You will laugh, joke and be happy together again. And you will never have to say goodbye ever again. Life will be filled with all of the loved ones that have moved onto heaven.
Ice-Camelia AlmackPublished 6 years ago in FamiliesLosing a Parent
I recently lost my father and it was the hardest thing I ever had to deal with. A friend of mine asked me how it feels to lose a parent because she's concerned about hers considering their health and everything. Honestly losing a parent is devastating.
Brittany LylesPublished 6 years ago in FamiliesPrecious
I've always dreamed of being a mother, whether it was to a beautiful baby girl or a handsome little boy. I'd cherish my child more than anything in the world.
Ashley SalgueiroPublished 7 years ago in FamiliesWhen the Grief is Not Your Own
I have been fortunate enough to not have someone extremely close to me pass away (knock on wood). But those that are closest to me have lost people extremely close to them. My mother lost her father and her brothers. My father lost his mother. My brother lost two of his best friends. My husband lost his brother. My mother-in-law and father-in-law lost their son.
Jessica RowePublished 7 years ago in FamiliesMy Nan Died Today
My Nan died today. I’ve felt this pain three times before. The agony, loneliness, denial, anger, the guilt of the things you wish you had done & then the thought of how you’re going to comfort your parent.
Emma PilgrimPublished 7 years ago in FamiliesLoss and Being Strong for Your Own Children
I never thought my father would pass away when he did. Nobody ever expects it, I guess. My father died three years ago, suddenly. He had broken his ankle, had surgery, and passed away from a blood clot two weeks later. I was 31 at the time and my father was 60.
Jessica GoodmanPublished 7 years ago in FamiliesLosing My Brother—Grief
“Hi, I am the doctor in charge. Are you Jerry’s immediate family?” “Yes” “I am sorry to tell you that Jerry-Paul Tillus passed away.. He was found unconscious …"
Paola TillusPublished 7 years ago in FamiliesA Daily Guide to Grief
Grief is a natural process that happens to every single one of us. It will happen to us all, but it can all come in different severity. There are no rules to grief, might I add. Everyone will experience it differently in so many different ways. Of course, logically, there is a set of sequences that happens, but many don’t follow that order and that’s completely okay
Lauren MoorePublished 7 years ago in FamiliesDealing With Death
My dad wasn't a bad man. He didn't have the easiest upbringing; having multiple older siblings that looked after him most of the time. He grew up in Luton surrounded my family. He met a woman and had a child, and then met my mum and went on to have four more children.
Kyean SmithPublished 7 years ago in Families