About Till death us do not part
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This is a site which deals with issues and difficulties which often arise after the acute stage of coping with the grief of spousal loss has passed. The fog, disbelief, and emotional pain of the immediate terrible episode has gradually started to wane and the new problems of loneliness, confusion, and the emergence of the far more intricate problems of chronic grieving start to appear. Our posts at times may be more gritty and contentious and may require more reflection than the usual condolence type of
Recent Messages
Funeral
My elderly Aunt died on Friday. I was close to her and her children. I went to the wake on Monday (I've been to several wakes since Joe died) and the funeral on Tuesday and I came home completely e...
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posted by starynights
I have no 'list'
In another of my groups, someone asked us to share our "Bucket Lists." I don't have one. I can't think of anything I'd really love to do before I leave.
If David were still here, WE would have a B...
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posted by thmarty
I have got to go now.....
I acquired a book several years ago, titled "A Grief Disguised, How the Soul Grows through Loss". I started to read it , but was unable to tolerate the absurd idea that my loss could bring the grow...
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posted by ameba
The "chief complaint"
When a patient appears in a physicians' office, the physician will endeavor to determine what is the "chief complaint"; why has the patient come? When the loss of a spouse occurs the chief complain...
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posted by ophth
Something's changing
for the better, I hope. I've noticed in the past few days that I am back to listening to PBS music in my car - not just playing David's CD over and over and over. I'm remembering more and more spec...
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posted by thmarty
Sadly, I came looking for a grief group
My husband died in September and I'm starting to come out of the "fog" enough to look for online info and support. I have no idea what I need yet, but when I searched grief, the messages in this gr...
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posted by JudiMoore
It's been a while...
but I got a wonderful "wink," Thursday!
I was at a luncheon where we were talking about the imminent death of a group member, and I was feeling kind of empty. When the fortune cookies were passed a...
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posted by thmarty
"pain and suffering"
I was speaking with a friend of mine this morning, a retired oral surgeon, who because of rheumatoid arthritis has been taking large doses of cortisone for many years. Because of this medication he...
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posted by ophth
I dont like me much today
Last night my grandson wrecked the 2006 Dodge Ram 4X4 that was Jerrys. He was driving too fast on a back road and rolled it. Neither he nor the friend that was with him were hurt badley. I never th...
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posted by casey6749
How long does it take
This is probably a silly question, but how long does it take to really want to live? I dont mean as not being suicidal because thats not it. I just woke up this morning and realized that for the mo...
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posted by casey6749
