I lost my husband in April of 2012 - not a year yet.  Between us there are 8 adult children that I am now responsible to.  It has been an amazing blessing sharing this loss with the kids but I feel like while I have been there for them, I haven't been there for myself.  I have no idea how to move beyond the internal despair and loneliness.  I keep up a pretty good mask when people are around but once I am alone, the feelings come back and ht me hard.  My husband was diagnosed with cancer at…

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there are good days and bad but one thing to do is to keep the memories alive by doing thing like art or cooking or working in the yard things like that 

The love of my Life died in Dec of 2011, we were married for 32 years and have 3 great kids, I have had a difficult year, I have a big family with 5 sisters and 2 brothers they have been great but they have their own life. I have been a nurse for 30 years but have been unable to function and quit last spring, I am still not working and have anxiety every time I think about it. I still cry daily and I am unable to sleep most days. I don't know when this dark place will go away. I always feel… Continue

Today is a very difficult day for me so I came here to share my wonderful grandson with everyone.  I was so so excited to become a grandma. I knew that he was due around the holidays. The day came December 24, 2009. He was so handsome and me I was so proud. I held him, looked at him and said "I'm your grandma and I have been waiting for you for a long time. I feel in love with him instantly.

He was a good baby very rarely cried, very strong. His mom (my daughter) and dad were so…

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                           Hello!  My name is "Pat".. and I am here to help in any way that I may..

Just like the Post Title emplies... "GRIEF RELIEF"... is YOUR PLACE... your own private place___

___ to hang out  YOUR emotional responses to loss.  It is not unusual for people to experience a whole

range of emotions as part of their healing process.  One who has experienced loss, can experience denial, numbness,

and shock... along with remorse, guilt,…

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I joined Grief Hope to try to find some ways to deal with the loss of my boyfriend.  He will be gone 1 year on September 5th.  I am looking for people who are going through or have went through a similar experience. 

i need somepeople to talk too. I need help and talk about loosing my dad..

I miss my dad so much. My dad was diagnoised with stage 4 cancer on april 12,2012 and was told it was in his colon, liver, and lungs. He was told that he had  about 3 weeks to live if he refused khemo, and a year or if he was lucky 2 years if he did recieve it. My dad did start it about a week later, and all went well til he went home after his first treatment and about 20 mins later the hospital called to tell…

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We are each of us angels with only one wing, to fly we need only to embrace each other.