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friends hurt

hello im milad 18 year i always got hurt from my near friends now i afraid off every one that wants to be my friend

im 22years old and on the 29th november 2010 i recieved a phone call from my mum telling me the worst and most life shattering news ” your dads died” at that very moment my life seemed to stop. i miss him every second of every day. nothing seems to matter anymore and i just feel completly lost. i cant handle all these emotions.. one min im crying then i shouting but most of the time im just sitting there silent… does it ever get easier??????

loss of child and husband

I lost my 42 year old son to lung cancer in 2007, my mother 6 months later. My husband who had alzheimer passed away October 16, this year. I thought after so many months of taking care of him and watching him diminish I would be ready. The last day of his life we spent the day holding hands shopping, talking and enjoy evening of our usual ice cream when suddenly went into cardiac arrest. I am having a hard time coping and somedays I feel he is still with me and suddenly over come with grief. My friend and […]

papa i m missng you

i am 24 yrz old…my papa loved me a lot he alwz encouraged me boosted me in all problems…he wanted me to be an officer in civil servicz….i am living in a very strict and narrow minded social set up,,,but my papa gave me full freedom of thought and expression,,,he waz much enlightend person despite of my social set up….. i loved my father…bt in the last dayz of hiz life i waz not giving him much time….dont know what state of mind i had than ,,,i waz rude with him….he died suddenly ,,left me speechless ..it waz a huge […]

A Sensitive Christmas

While reading a history of caroling in Greece, this jumped out… …These carolers have far more consideration for the feelings of their fellow – creatures than English carolers… the candle lighter is always sent on ahead to inquire of the household that they propose to visit if there is mourning in the house… Here is a culture that acted like mourning people mattered! Here is a hint about a culture that bent low to care for those in grief. Grief makes everything burn more intensely, things sound harsher, our senses are raw and easily jangled. It might seem like you […]

my daughter and my best friend was killed

my daughter was killed by her husband she married 2 weeks prior to her death that horrible night in nov.4,2009. her murderer took thier roomate hostage held him with agun for 12 hours he finally gave himself up at 5p.m. in the morning i just finished the trial about 2 months ago this is the hardest thing i have ever been through in my whole entire life i miss my daughter every day of my life i cry for her alot even though her murderer got life in prision that still does”nt bring my daughter back the pain from how […]

Why am I mourning this way?

It was June 11th when my grandmother was diagnode with cancer noone expected this news my grandma was always so energetic,cheerful and upbeat. It was so hard for the family to cope with the news but we all thought that we would have more time with her, sadly her illness took drastic and fast effects on her. She died in August and Im not feeling better I have a heavy heart because I feel I shouldve dedicated more time to her during the last days. I have a 5 mnth old and she only got to carry him once because […]

Keith Loehr Memorial Scholarship Fund

My husband, Dick, and I have set up a “Keith Loehr Memorial Scholarship” at Purdue University. ( Dick and I both graduated from Purdue.) For: Graduate Student in Counseling, College of Education, Purdue University, West Lafayette Campus The purpose of this scholarship is to provide financial support for a student who has an interest in suicide prevention through the early detection and treatment of students suffering from depression. Special emphasis should be directed towards students in the primary and secondary schools The symptoms of depression are known, and treatment programs which involve counseling and perhaps medicine can be effective. Often, […]

hole in my heart daughter died of overdose

0n 4/18/2008 my only daughter katrina died methadone overdose leaving behind her 8 yr old daughter genesis on that day my life changed forever she was found dead on the bathroom floor of a battered womens shelter 2 days after her brothers daughter was born i had mixed emotions .when she died we were on bad terms the guilt i am experiencing is kiiling me i live in a small town were ther no help at all noone to talk to both me and my daughter raised genesis so i tried getting custody in the courts due to the facts […]

Errol Clifford was pure joy

Errol Clifford died last year and we are grief stricken. We still find hope in his joy and optimism. http://www.errolclifford.com/

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