grief
Losing a family member is one of the most traumatic life events; Families must support one another to endure the five stages of grief and get through it together.
Silence
Life. How quickly it changes, without warning, as quickly as a breath, as suddenly as the blink of an eye. I sat outside her bedroom door, knowing that she wouldn’t call for me. She wouldn’t come out, and she wouldn’t make a sound for a while. It was her way. It was her custom to hibernate, to process, to ponder before she resurfaced. By the time she did, she’d have figured out a way to be okay. And I didn’t want that. I didn’t want her to journey towards acceptance alone. She’d suffered a great loss. My best friend was grieving, mourning, processing alone. In my selfishness I wanted to suffer with her, I wanted to dive into the trenches and wade through muddy waters with her. But she wouldn’t let me. She couldn’t.
By Tina Muzondo6 years ago in Families
Drowning in Grief
There are days; like today, when everything is fine, I've managed to move that pain that now lives in me to the back of my brain, to be picked up again at a later time (most likely when I try to go to sleep at night) and then, something triggers the wave - it pounds me into the ground, and threatens to drown me in my own pain. This wave is not something foreseeable, it's not something I can control. The very idea of being unable to control something that threatens my total destruction is unbelievably frightening to me.
By Kathleen Elizabeth Comfort-Steinbaecher6 years ago in Families
When Both Parents are Dying of Cancer, and the Hilarity That Ensues
Mom’s diagnosis came first, then Dad’s a few weeks later. After Mom started chemo and lost her hair, I started a twitter account documenting the craziness. Going bald was quite traumatic for my mom, as was the process of getting a wig. The lovely people at American Cancer Society provide one for free, and there was a location in the suburban strip mall close to where my parents lived.
By Linda Horton6 years ago in Families
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By Catherine Gamboa6 years ago in Families
The Day My Brother Died
Your sweet eyes knew the darkness in a soul. You suffered for your sanity. I am reminded of the lyrics from “Vincent” by Don McLean, “they would not listen, they did not know how, perhaps they will listen now”. I still see your face the last day you were on this earth. You looked like an old man who had seen the worst in humanity, sallow, not at peace. Your eyes opened one last time, in a moment of shock before closing forever. I remember the sounds, the smell of the room, the colors of the lights. I remember the feeling in my heart that was so painful. I swore to you that day I would never let you be forgotten. Your life mattered. My sweet brother. I wish I had known you better. I suppose I am one of those that did not know how to listen.
By Kelley Kidd6 years ago in Families
The In-Between
The first thing I knew was warmth. Sunlight. I opened my eyes and had to immediately shade them from the blinding light. The next thing I knew was soft beneath my hand and arms. Grass. Softer and greener than any grass I’d ever known before. Where was I? A field?
By Riley Julian Minnich6 years ago in Families
It's all hard to believe.
I'm almost 39, a mother of 4, a grandmother of 3 and have been widowed for just over 3 yrs. When I tell most people my story they are in shock and ask how are you still going, I always tell them I didn't know quitting was an option. You do what you have to do an move forward.
By Jesica Cease6 years ago in Families
He's Gone
Cancer the word no ever wants to hear no matter how small it might be. The disease is a poison that consumes the ones closest to you or you yourself. The new cancer estimate for 2020 is 1.8 million people with estimated cancer deaths of 606,520. (Taken for cancer.org) These are some scary numbers to look at for anyone.
By Lisa Staires6 years ago in Families
My Brother’s Eulogy
You are a shooting star, brother. Your soul blazed brilliant. Fire and light illuminating the horizon, branding your memory on the hearts of all who witnessed. The stars that shine the brightest, carving streaks in heavenly canvas of night, in a flickering moment of awe fade out of sight.
By Billie Lynn Codi 6 years ago in Families
