Merry Christmas. I say that with the reservation that this is not a merry or happy time for many that have suffered the loss of a loved one during this season....
hello i joined because i am not sure what else to do. my aunt who was like my mom and sister in one,passed away this past may2004 four days after my daughter...
Hi Treeka. Thanks for writing. I'm really sorry to hear about your aunt. It sounds like she was a very special person for you and dying expectedly is difficult...
hello john thank you so much for writing me back. you lost your grandma just before christmas ,iam very sorry to hear that because i know holidays are hard ...
Hi Theresa, It's been some time since my grandmother died. Time does heal, as they say, but I still miss her. She lived quite a few years and had a good life...
Hi Theresa, Sorry I've not responded as quickly as I would have liked to. I didn't lose my grandmother this Christmas. In fact, it's been a few, but I do miss...
First I would like to say sorry to everyone who lost someone! I joined this group because I lost my best friend almost 2 months ago. She was my age (15) and...
Hi Petra, Thanks for writing. I'm really sorry to hear about your best friend. What a tragic situation. If it's only been two months, no wonder you're feeling...
Hi John, thanks for replying. My best friend tried ending her life but it was like a year ago, I talkd her out if it because I knew about it. She hasn't tried...
Petra, I think it's so hard for us to understand the pain that's so deep that someone would think that ending their life is the only solution. You were a great...
MESSAGE SENT TO ME, MADE ME THINK OF MY MOM (PASSED 09/30/04); For those who are lucky to still be blessed with your Mom this is ... way?" she asked. ... ...
Thank you for sharing that. It is beautiful. I'm sorry to hear you lost your Mother so recently. I lost mine in 1994 and I still miss her every day. This...
Linda, Thanks for sharing. I'm sorry to hear about the losses of your mother and sister. They sounded like special people. I'm sure they said the same things...
Hi, my name is Meagan. I would first like to say that I am very sorry for all your losses. I lost my spiritual Dad in 2002 and it is still very hard. It was...
Meagan Green
mnoel71@...
Feb 10, 2005 5:25 am
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Hi Meagan, Thanks for writing. I'm sorry to hear of your loss. This man sounded like a good person that's going to be missed incredibly. The term "spiritual...
Hello, Jay and group. Thanks for your message. What I mean by spiritual Dad is that William was older than me and knew the Lord longer. I could talk with...
Meagan Green
mnoel71@...
Feb 12, 2005 12:23 am
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Hi. My name is Melissa, and I am working on my masters in marriage and family therapy. I am learning how to run various groups, and am cruious about running...
Hi Melissa, Thanks for writing. I'm working on my Master's degree right now too (Divinity) and am leading a grief/loss group. I'm really sorry to hear about...
John, Thanks so much for writing back. I'm curious how different it is running a grief group face to face with others, in comparison with your involvement with...
Hi Melissa, I started this group in case any from the Grief Care group wanted to continue discussion through the week. It hasn't been used in that way yet, but...
Hi Lisa, It's good to hear from you. Sorry for your loss. For some August to Feb. might seem like a long time, but it's not really that long of a time of...
Dear Lisa, Its a tough phase to go through Lisa but time heals and we begin to understand that he who has left his body is there in the spiritual form always...
Hi John, I love your name that was my Dad's name. Close friends and my mom called him Johnny. First, he had been sick for decades really so it was not...
Wow, Lisa, that was awesome. What a great description of your father. Now I miss him too lol. Please don't apologize for length in your writing. Feel free to...
Hi Sandeep, Thanks for writing. I appreciated many things you wrote in response to Lisa's posting, and I'm sure you have been really strengthened and...
Thank you John you said some really nice things about my Dad. All of us that knew him were very blessed. I do feel like (being a christian) we were chosen to...
I for one found Sandeeps comments very comforting. I have saved it so I can read it whenever I feel sad. I really appreciate what she wrote and don't think I...
Linda, the great hope in this life is that we will be raised from the dead, one day, and be reunited with God first, and with those we love. I believe that...
Hi John I understand your point very well and yes one has to come out of the situation completely and totally. We have to cry We cry! Feel the pain, The...