Betty,

I hope this all works. This message group e-mail stuff is new for me.
Oh no, (panic) where is the spell check? Whew, I think I found it.

Thank you for your e-mail. I also lost my mother 28 years ago and my
father just 2 months before my husband died in January. I find it very
strange how I can be just fine one minute and griped by grief and in
tears the next and then just as fast as it came on, I am made strong by
God's Grace once again. Sometimes I have asked God why he gives us such
great loves and then takes them away from us. It is clear to me that
God definitely has a bigger plan and we only know a very small piece of
it. So I do believe that Aaron did not live a day longer or a day
shorter than what God had planned for him. He finished his work here
like a good servant.

I have also found that most of us never live life like we will die
someday. My view is so much different after being so close to my loved
one dying. Earthly things just don't measure up anymore like they used
to. I am not afraid of dying, in fact, like the song by Mercy
Me.."Homesick" I have never been more homesick than now.

Thanks again and I will be lifting you up in my prayers too. God, in
His amazing way, does give us strength to carry on.

Kay


--- In Grief_Group@yahoogroups.com, "Betty" <bchile@...> wrote:
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> You are more than welcome to join this group. I am truly sorry for
> your loss and we all totally understand the raw emotions that come
once
> the numbness of the loss starts to wear off. My father died 37 years
> ago when I was 13 yrs. old and my mom died 1-1/2 years ago in 2005
after
> I took care of her the last 5 years of her life during which time she
> had multiple strokes.
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> We are each at a little different point on the journey thru the
grieving
> process and there is always someone to help you thru each step of the
> way. My prayers and thoughts are with you and please use this group to
> talk to us, vent to us, lean on us and let us be your friends thru
this.
> You are NOT alone in any step of the journey.
>
> Betty
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> --- In Grief_Group@yahoogroups.com, "Aaron and Kay" aaronnkay@
> wrote:
> >
> > Hello Grief Group members,
> >
> > My name is Kay McNulty and my husband of 32 years, Aaron was
diagnosed
> with ALS, Lou Gehrig's Disease at age 48. He lost his battle with the
> disease and 8 months ago on January 2nd he died. I would like to join
> your group since the numbness has worn off now, I am feeling much
weaker
> now than when he first died. I have been corresponding with J Hum and
he
> suggested that I join this group. Kay McNulty
> >
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