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.

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 Park7 years ago in Families
It Shouldn't Be a Secret Society...
As I sit here with a hot water bottle, each painful cramp is a painful reminder that my baby is gone. I never thought having a baby would be this difficult. It is my first pregnancy and it's only when you fall into forums that you realise how common miscarriage and pregnancy loss is.
By Aimee W7 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 Baez7 years ago in Families
Get Over It
The world called and said, "You should be over it by now"—the never ending grieving process... when it doesn't get easier but you learn to manage.
By Candace Coles7 years ago in Families
Transferred Pain
"Hey babe, I'm gonna jump on the computer and download some music to these cd's for our trip to South Carolina, you good with hanging out without me?"
By Katherine Morales7 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 Gooding7 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 Pen7 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 Encarnacion7 years ago in Families
My Bad Dream
It's been two years since you lost your battle to cancer daddy. It still doesn't feel real that you're gone. Gone for good. You may be here spiritually, but that's not the same. Life isn't the same without you.
By Devin Mitchell7 years ago in Families
How I've Dealt with My Mom Being Dead
So, here goes. My mom is dead. Obvious, if you read the title. She has been for 4 years. Again, same if you read. My mom was taken from me as an adult. I was 20 years old. While some people think, "Well, you're an adult it's not that bad," I think otherwise.
By Charis Marquez7 years ago in Families
Loss
Wondering who the women in this picture are? On the right: my mother On the left: her mother (my grandmother) I was maybe one or two years old when my mother saved my life.
By Yassira Khallouk7 years ago in Families
Dealing with Death
She was strong, stubborn, but most importantly she was my mother. What I remember most about her was her fun, helpful personality. She always tried to help people, and hand only good intentions. How she could light up a room, and become the life of the party. Although I got many of my traits from her, I never her ability to be a social butterfly. I was more closed in. She showed her willingness to forgive and accept in her final days.
By Kimmy bishcake7 years ago in Families