Until Death Do Us Part. Why then can't we,..part? I belong to a support group of women who are involved with widowers. I'll bet most of you are unaware that our group exists. Well, it does. Why, you say? The answer...read more
Grief is an intense mental anguish that takes some time to overcome, and, in many cases, may linger for a long while. The loss of a loved one, such as a spouse, a parent or child can be so painful that it may take years be...read more
by Marsha Moore
The six month anniversary of my dad's (Raymond) passing has come and gone. I find myself getting back to life, but I feel incredibly guilty for taking in the simple pleasures that Raymond enjoyed. Enjoying the sun, smellin...read more
by Erin Keeney
Moving on after the lose of a loved one is one of the hardest things that life throws at us. My grandfather, whom i loved dearly, passed away in august. Although it was his time, it was still hard. I didn't understand a ...read more
by wamama
Moving on is a term of the same ilk as the oft repeated "letting go". Neither is a fit for me and, quite frankly, either one may elicit a sharp response. To "move on" conjures up images of "leaving behind" in my mind's e...read more
Twenty-five years ago my eldest son and firstborn child breathed his last breath. I thought about his life all night, the impact he made on me. Seven months, that is how long this bubbly, chubby, playful, wise spirit...read more
by Iva Host
I've done a lot of thinking lately. I wake up every morning asking myself "Am I moving on?" "Will I ever move on?" and I realized that there is no words in any existing language that can describe grieving a loss of a loved...read more
I had loved Harvey for thirty-two or thirty-three years. He was my first and only lover, and was a wonderful husband - we had been extremely happy. Why then did I feel this way? I found I had feelings for a mutual frien...read more
I don't know what is normal but I feel like I have had to deal with death of a loved one an abnormal number of times at a young age. Everyone deals with the feelings and emotions triggered by death in different ways. And...read more
by Pat Bulova
Such a petite little girl. Her name was Saundrelle and she was sixteen. My brother-in-law Jim brought her home from North Carolina where he had been stationed at Fort Bragg. Years later he bowed to her wishes to go home to...read more
How to move on? Well this is what everyone is afraid of. But, I bet no one has ever thought how teen's move on, after a death of a teen friend. Modren Relationship, Broken Although everyone says to be "Careful" while ...read more
by Shalona Amos
Nine years ago I lost My only son, he was just ten months old. It all happened so suddenly one day he was fine then he was gone the next. At first I couldn't comprehend what the doctors were trying to tell me, it was...read more
What Do You Do When the Hurt Doesn't Go Away? I grew up in a small town in NC and in my world, my Daddy walked on water. He'd been my best friend since I was thirteen. My parents separated when I was six years old and...read more
by Rose O
You will never really move on, but you do have to move forward. A part of you will always stay in the past with them, but after some time the pain will ease and you will be able to go on with your life the best way you kno...read more
There is no secret formula to heal a broken heart after the loss of a loved one. Everyone mourns in his or her way. Comfort comes in so many unexpected ways. Your daily routine is a constant reminder. You're still goin...read more
by Janet Harris
When you marry someone who is 25 years older than yourself, I suppose that in the back of your mind you accept the inevitable he will die before you do. However, you know that life is about living, and so my husband and I...read more
Moving on after you lose a loved one is never easy.For awhile you walk around in a state of limbo,having little or no feelings at all.You feel this big hole right in the pit of your stomach that just keeps lingering on min...read more
by Alissa Amy
How do you move on after the death of a loved one? You do the best you can, and take it one day at a time. It's been a little over a year since I lost my younger brother,and I miss him now more than ever. An insulin-depend...read more
by Lei Williams
Losing someone that you love can be the hardest thing in the world, knowing that however much you want to you will never see that cheeky smile looking at you. You think that you will never stop feeling so down and that...read more
by Spoken Madam
You have to move on after the loss of a love one because this is what they will probably want. The reason is throughout everyone life they share a loss or death before their time. They learn to keep on living and it is a...read more
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