The Empty Chair
Posted by The Grief Blog on December 11, 2008 · 5 Comments
By: Darcie D. Sims, Ph.D., CGC, CHT –
There’s an empty chair in our house and I am not sure what to do with it. It’s been empty a long time and although we’ve moved more than a few times since it became empty, we still haul it around with us. It’s not a particularly classic [...]
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Preparing for the Death of a Father
Posted by Contributing Authors on August 6, 2008 · Leave a Comment
by Neil Chethik
Sigmund Freud called it “the most poignant loss” of his life. Sean Connery termed it “a shattering blow.” Norman Mailer likened it to “having a hole in your tooth. It’s a pain that can never be filled.” Each year, more than 1.5 million American boys and men lose [...]
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Please Assist My Brother and I with Our Guilt and Love and Loss of our Recently Deceased Father Who Passed Away on March 9, 2008
Posted by The Grief Blog on March 21, 2008 · 6 Comments
I am a 38 year old single woman, with 2 beautiful boys ages 18 and 9. I lost a lot time with my mother due to my past addictions many years ago and never even had the chance to say goodbye or attend her funeral. On Feb. 6 of 2008 my dearest father went in [...]
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A Response to “Sudden Death of My Mother” that Speaks to Us All
Posted by The Grief Blog on March 12, 2008 · 27 Comments
I understand that empty whole that’s left. I have a similar experience… My Mom was about to turn 60, and as healthy and happy as anybody.
My mom, she was the center of this universe, really – even if YOU didn’t know it, the world did revolve around MY mom! She was my best friend. She [...]
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I Lost my Brother and Mother
Posted by The Grief Blog on January 16, 2008 · 7 Comments
My mother had a 3 story house that is broken into one studio apartment with a bathroom in the basement, a 2-bedroom duplex on the first and second floor. I lived in the studio apartment, my mother and sister shared the first floor and my brother had the second floor duplex. We all lived there [...]
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A Double Loss of Mother and Son
Posted by The Grief Blog on December 29, 2007 · 2 Comments
My mom was very sick but young and we didn’t except her to go so soon. i miss her so much she was my best friend i could talk to her about anything. and even if she didn’t always like the topic of conversation she always sat there patiently trying to give me advice no [...]
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I Have Lost 2 Sons, a Brother and My Mother. What Do I Do Now?
Posted by The Grief Blog on September 27, 2007 · 2 Comments
My youngest son, Chad 17 died in and auto wreck on 1-1-04 at age 17, his older brother was all that held me together. Chuck turned 20 that year, we just hung on to each other. I made him leave me and go to college one week after the funeral. We take everyday. Then 2-12-2006 [...]
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Sudden Death of my Mother
Posted by The Grief Blog on September 5, 2007 · 30 Comments
My Mom was so young and so strong. She had no fear even though she had faced many trials. She died in her bed on Labor Day weekend, 2007 suddenly and without any warning. By all accounts from the outside she was healthy. She was happy. She had a daughter and son her loved her [...]
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The Pain of Losing My Mother
Posted by The Grief Blog on August 3, 2007 · 21 Comments
I lost my precious Mother in April, 2007. She was 94 and had lived with me for over 20 years. She had slight dementia, but was healthy and active. I had gone to run some errands, she was sitting on her bed and had either a stroke or heart attack and I didn’t get back [...]
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No Time to Say Goodbye to Mom
Posted by The Grief Blog on July 11, 2007 · 2 Comments
I wanted to share my story of not being able to say goodbye to my mom. I was out of state trying to deal with the physical consequences of drug abuse. I almost passed away, due to my prescription and street drug abuse. I was not able to walk on my own and had to [...]
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