The Grief Loss Blog

Mar 12, Lost my spouse and true love

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:23:57 GMT

I found out last June that I have cancer. Two weeks later my husband died. We went to our house in Maine on June 28th and he died three hours later.

Mar 11, My son John

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:26:08 GMT

I put my story up 5 weeks after my son died of accidental overdose. It has been 13 weeks now and I still can't believe he is gone. I wait for the phone

Mar 11, What Happened on Feb. 15

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:58:32 GMT

FEBRUARY 15 It is the morning after we were at the hospital all night because they had to sedate him because breathing was too hard with the breathing

Mar 9, Sinclaire - Why?

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:25:22 GMT

My name is Randy and my adorable cocker spaniel's name is Sinclaire (since she lives on in my heart). She was 13 and very active and always had a healthy

Mar 9, Lost My Love, My Best Friend, My Support - Five Years Later, The Loneliness is Unbearable

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:34:24 GMT

Five years ago, April 22, 2005, my husband passed away unexpectedly. Two years prior he suffered the same illness, severe asthma, the treatment was the

Mar 8, My John

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 01:49:40 GMT

I lost my John on 16th january 2010 after 39 years being married, this year we would have celebrated our ruby and I just cannot believe that he is gone.

Mar 7, I'm hurting and I'm angry. Why did you throw it all away?

Sun, 07 Mar 2010 14:11:56 GMT

They say, Don't speak ill of the dead. They say, She's not here to defend herself now. But it's your own doing that you're not here. And I need to talk.

Mar 7, He Wanted To Come Home

Sun, 07 Mar 2010 14:03:10 GMT

Matt was almost 37 when he was hit by a car. He had been on the streets for the last three years. He had a drug problem and had left behind his family,

Mar 6, Chance

Sat, 06 Mar 2010 20:44:17 GMT

Chance was 3 years old,the only surviving kitten in a litter of 4. He was pretty much feral, not being around anyone but me. He rubbed against my legs,

Mar 5, TWENTY BEAUTIFUL MONTHS

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 13:09:26 GMT

24 hours and 18 minutes ago the vets at Cornell University animal hospital stopped trying to resuscitate my Darcey. People on my country road go barreling

Mar 5, 29 Year Love

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 13:05:15 GMT

I met my husband when I was 12 years old and he was 13. He always made me laugh. We talked on the phone until the early morning hours almost every day.

Mar 5, A lifetime of human suffering

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 13:00:20 GMT

My story was too long to put on here so I posted it in a blog called loss on my myspace page. Please feel free to read it. I have been through so many

Mar 4, CHRISTINE R. WISE (1951-2009)

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 13:17:02 GMT

Christine R. Wise - Was born on Aug 29 1951 to Monica and Mike Emig. She was married to Gordan Wise, She was the mother of 3 girls, DeAnna, Nicky and Melissa,

Mar 4, Here today, Gone tomorrow

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 13:13:32 GMT

June 26th 2009, It was the first Friday of my new job and I was walking in to my morning meeting when the phone rang and Jenny said Melissa it is for you...

Mar 4, Turned my whole world upside down

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 12:59:16 GMT

Ever since I was young, I was always told my grandma and I were one soul in two separate bodies. She was my everything and she meant millions to plenty

Mar 3, ALEX WAS THE BEST CAT

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 20:42:59 GMT

MY CAT ALEX PASSED AWAY SUDDENLY. I NEVER KNEW HE WAS ILL UNTIL LAST SATURDAY WHEN HE VOMITED, REFUSED TO EAT AND WAS HIDING. WE TOOK HIM TO THE VET AND

Mar 2, I Miss You Mom

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 12:27:51 GMT

My mother passed away on January 6, 2010. I still cannot believe that she is gone. She had been on dialysis for around 6 months. I remember taking her

Mar 2, My Daddy, Roy M. Lester

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 01:18:38 GMT

After almost two years of fighting Myelodisplastic Syndrome (blood cancer), my 75 year old father, Roy M. Lester, passed away on February 19, 2010. That

Mar 1, Broken heart

Mon, 01 Mar 2010 12:37:26 GMT

After being married 15 years and together for 3 children later my wife is leaving me and there's nothing I can do about it. I am so devastated and crushed

Feb 28, In Memory Of Robbie

Sun, 28 Feb 2010 19:44:50 GMT

January 8, 2010 Rob was killed in a head on collision with a semi. He was my love and my world. Always caring and kind with a love for children and people.

Feb 27, I miss ya

Sat, 27 Feb 2010 17:14:14 GMT

Well I lost my father when I was like 10 years old, about 11 years ago, and at the time I couldn't figure out what happend. I knew he killed himself but

Feb 27, My whole life was pulled out from me in one fatal night

Sat, 27 Feb 2010 17:11:15 GMT

I was married for seventeen years, me and husband had two kids one girl and one boy. My husband was a plumber, he worked very hard. He was a wonderful

Feb 26, Melvin "Slip" Davis December 3, 1957 to February 27th, 2003

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 20:06:40 GMT

A wonderful man, friend, husband, father, brother, son, uncle, and much more. If you knew my father Melvin you would say the same as me, he was one of

Feb 26, Loss of my Best Friend

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 14:57:40 GMT

I lost my best friend on Jan 31,2010. We met in Sept of 2008 and we instantly fell in love. We both had bad marriages and we finally found each other.

Feb 26, Endless Tears

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 14:54:14 GMT

I lost my love my life that night. The lyrics of a Pearl Jam song sum up what happened. I was waiting for him to come and see me, he didn't make it. I

Feb 26, Mommy I love you!!

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 14:51:14 GMT

Feb. 06, 2010 was the day she passed away. My mom had a stroke on July 15, 2009 and got sent to San Francisco for a month. Then they transfer her to another

Feb 25, LOST MY DAD SUDDENLY

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 02:15:19 GMT

I have been with ups and downs with my parents and perhaps my dad was the last person to love me for who I was, and accepted me for all throughout being

Feb 24, Truly heartbroken

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 12:42:15 GMT

After 7 1/2 years of my relationship, it has finally ended. Last night he finally gave me confirmation that it was over. He wants to remain friends,

Feb 24, Our dear John Joseph

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 12:28:44 GMT

He was born with so much expectancy. He would have been our first born, and the first grandson of my in-laws, as my husband's their only child. My parents-in-law

Feb 23, Robert Jethro Whatley 11/06/1961 - 09/03/2009

Tue, 23 Feb 2010 20:48:24 GMT

My best friend was taken from this earth to be with God almost 6 months ago. The pain is unbearable. He was a wonderful and loving person. He was funny,

Feb 23, Breakup is worse than grieving a death

Tue, 23 Feb 2010 11:51:28 GMT

Hey my boyfriend of three years broke up with me in August 2008. I was devastated and had a breakdown and was out of work for three weeks. I pulled myself

Feb 22, My Darling Wife Lisa - 8/13/61 - 2/4/2010

Mon, 22 Feb 2010 19:11:02 GMT

After a 3 1/2 year battle with a brain tumor, Lisa died with me and our three boys at her side, telling her how much we loved her. A model wife and mother

Feb 22, How Many Times?

Mon, 22 Feb 2010 12:09:39 GMT

As I begin writing this, I cannot help but say that life can be so unfair. My story begins at the mere age of 7, which is when I witnessed a robber kick

Feb 22, THE DAY MY HEART BROKE AND DIED

Mon, 22 Feb 2010 02:25:05 GMT

JULY 22, 2009- THE WORST DAY OF MY LIFE! ON THIS DAY MY SON CODY BLAKE MCCLELLAN PASSED AWAY FROM CANCER, MENINGITIS AND A WEEK LONG COMA! It was a normal

Feb 21, My world ended Nov 25, 2009

Sun, 21 Feb 2010 13:53:26 GMT

My husband passed away from complications of a bone marrow transplant (for Leukemia) on 11/25/09. He had been in ICU for 5 weeks with various pneumonias,

Feb 21, Kristina

Sun, 21 Feb 2010 13:50:23 GMT

It started with a toothache at the end of September that my husband took painkillers for. He then had severe diarrhea through the night for around 6 weeks;

Feb 21, My Pa

Sun, 21 Feb 2010 13:42:28 GMT

My name is Karrah. I'm 20 years old, and my grandfather, my Pa, died of liver cancer. It was almost two years ago, on March 25, 2008. He had been sick

Feb 20, My Big Bear

Sat, 20 Feb 2010 13:36:25 GMT

When I was in eighth grade, my parents thought we were moving, and so they bought my brother and I a dog, Sirius. My mom and dad were reluctant to get

Feb 20, Always in my heart.

Sat, 20 Feb 2010 13:32:30 GMT

its been a few years now, but the last time i saw her i will never forget going into her room as she lie cold on her bed the pain that i felt i can't begin

Feb 20, I guess heaven was needing a hero?

Sat, 20 Feb 2010 02:19:18 GMT

Maci was perfect, everything a senior in high school would dream of being. She was gorgeous, popular, on the varisty cheerleading squad, and a friend to

Feb 19, Loss of Husband 3 months ago

Fri, 19 Feb 2010 12:36:35 GMT

As of 2-22-10 it will be 3 months since my husband went to be with Lord. I think of him all the time and how much he suffered with that heart failure.

Feb 18, The loss of an amazing Mother

Thu, 18 Feb 2010 20:11:21 GMT

My Mom was diagnosed with breast cancer a little over 10 years ago. I still remember her sitting me down when I was 9 years old and telling me that she

Feb 18, Brandie will never be forgotten

Thu, 18 Feb 2010 00:01:24 GMT

My daughter Brandie was barely 24, when she was found by a friend on her bathroom floor. I had been talking to her every day, she told me she was not feeling

Feb 17, Violent Death

Wed, 17 Feb 2010 12:30:40 GMT

I had been reading a favourite book: The Cat Who Came for Christmas by Cleveland Amory. I hadn't had a pet for many years but immediately picked up the

Feb 17, MY IRISH ROSE

Wed, 17 Feb 2010 00:56:25 GMT

When I think of this song I think of Tom, that's what he called me, his Irish Rose. I go through the day, knowing you are not here with me, but knowing

Feb 17, My dachshund violently killed by neighbor's pitbull

Wed, 17 Feb 2010 00:47:26 GMT

Like most of us, I am a true dog lover! My dogs are like my children. I adopted Sammy almost 7 years ago with the help of Petfinder.com. We were her third

Feb 17, Fire Chief Tom Shagina

Wed, 17 Feb 2010 00:39:37 GMT

I met Tom while I was working; we met then and it was one look and we were together twenty seven years. Two children later, three grandchildren, Tom did

Feb 16, HANDS TOGETHER- HEART TO ART

Tue, 16 Feb 2010 18:36:09 GMT

Chicago Roosevelt University July 5-16| Ages 7-11 July 19-30| Ages 10-14 A summer day camp for children ages 7-14 who have experienced the death of a parent. Welcome to Hands Together, Heart to Art 2010! Our camp was formed from personal experience. The Auditorium Theatres Executive Director, Brett Batterson, unexpectedly lost his father to a heart attack when he was seven years old. He experienced many of the classic symptoms of grief and had a difficult time expressing those feelings to others as he did not know any classmates who had also experienced the death of a parent. However, Brett found an outlet for his emotions in his participation in theatre, as well as a supportive group of friends. He gained self-confidence and learned to express himself without fear of ridicule. Now a successful leader, Brett created this camp to help other children discover the healing power of creative play, to find other who have experienced a similar loss, to have access to qualified counselors and listen to the stories of successful adults who lost a parent as a child. Through their experiences, the children will come to see that they too have important stories to share. While their stores have many chapters yet to be written, it is the goal of Hands Together, Heart to Art to make sure all of them ultimately have very happy endings! Explore our camp website, review the 2009 application, and be sure to stop by our media gallery. Our 2010 application is being created and will be added here very soon. Wed also love to hear from you. Contact us for more information or to recommend a camper. Nicole Losurdo HTHTA Camp Director 312.922.2110 ext 353 - education@auditoriumtheatre.org http://www.hthta.org

Feb 16, My Dad, My Buddy

Tue, 16 Feb 2010 13:13:24 GMT

Our parents would have celebrated their 54th wedding anniversary on Jan 23. But Dad passed away at home from complications of heart failure. I am 1 of

Feb 16, My life ended with his my son Ryan: Dec 19, 1977 -March 14, 2008

Tue, 16 Feb 2010 13:09:03 GMT

The phone rang, my sister was on the line. Ryan has been shot. Who, Why, How? She said my brother Jim had shot him. I had just talked to them a half hour