YOURSPACE: WORDS OF SORROW
TELL YOUR STORY OF GRIEF
Why? Because writing feels good. This is probably the most basic and simple
method of creative grieving. Experts all agree that expressing your grief is
essential to a healthy mourning process. But this page is really for YOU to ventilate, not
to post a memorial to THEM. *Editor's Note: Since this page launched a year ago, I have
been overwhelmed by the generosity and sharing by both posters, and by readers
comments. I also have received a lot of feedback by those who were touched and
comforted by comments left by you, the readers. Please feel free to leave a
comment if you feel the need or have a thought you think might help someone in
grief. Helping others helps you. Thanks for participating in our Yourspace page. Tell Your Story of GriefWould you like to share the story of your loss? Tell it here... What Other Visitors Have PostedClick below to see contributions from other visitors to this page...
John, Grandma, Gloria, Dad
John Chinni August 2004 R.I.P. Tyler This happened nine years ago, but it still haunts me sometimes. My best friend, Denise, had a little six-year old boy named Tyler. Tyler went out to the ... The Loss of My Precious Baby Girl My daughter, Jade, was born at 3:44 am on Wednesday, August 27, 2008. She was 2 lb 11 oz and 14 in long. I was only 27 weeks pregnant. She died on Saturday,...
When breathing is an effort
March 15 2008 was by far the worst day of my life. My beautiful 41 year old son was snatched from my life. Alone in grief I feel very alone right now. My father passed away on September 7, 2008. My relationship with my parents has always been complicated due to their limited ... Not yet real On March 11, 2007 I lost my big brother to a drug overdose. He had been battling this disease his whole life and depended on it to cover up his depression ...
The Toy Chest
I am looking for a way to help a family through the tragic loss of their 2-year-old son. Summer Love,Summer Loss" 2007" This tragedy did creep up on us. Lessons were learned because of my beloved husband Mikes' sudden death. We are seniors who only wanted to let life finally ... Noel My boyfriend Noel died 2 weeks and 3 days ago. I was with him for almost 6 years. We lived together for 2 of these years, but were not living together ...
Loosing a friend as a teenager is hard.
I never really lost anyone close to me. Besides my grandfather who died before I was born, everyone is still alive. Thursday 4/28/2005 was the worse day of my life........... On April 28, 2005- Thursday morning, I got a call at around 8:30am. From my son's place of work. Michele said that something had happened to my son, and ... Gert. Cardinal It's with a broken heart that I write this story. On January 16/2008 I lost the sunshine and joy of my life, my youngest son, Michael Jean Berube, as the ... Rick Wow, where to begin? On April 1, 2005 I was at work when my husband, Rick, called. The sound of his voice told me everything. All I remember is standing ... More Than a Mother Our home is so different without her. We don't hear the sound of pots and pans clanging as she cooked up wonderful meals for us, or the sound of her voice ... He was the love of my life and my soulmate It was love at first sight almost 30 years ago. I was only 18, he was 22. Six months after we met we went out on our first date, the second date on the ...
WHY HER???
I am still trying to deal with the death of my mom 9 years ago. She died at the age of 44 from the disease lupus.
Am I the only one?
Seems I am always questioning and writing while others seem so quiet. Grief Isn't Just About Death... Just thought I'd point out that grief doesn't have to be about death; it can occur when you lose a relationship. If you made someone your centre, the star ...
When does it let up?
In February 2005 my sweet Ian walked up the steps to our house, paused and said, "My hip hurts." That's when our world fell apart. Grieving Aunt My 28 year old nephew passed away about 7 weeks ago. He was as close as one of my own children, however, I know he was not my child so therefore I know ...
How can a person go on after such a loss?
My Wife of 48 years died on April 25th at about 3:00 a.m.
My Bro
If anyone were to ask me to describe my brother Jim Lost and missing him so much! I lost my son not quite 2 months ago. In my life, I have been forced to deal with loss, but this loss is just absolutely paralyzing. When I received ...
First Love Died/Grief will not let up.
I lied. I wasn't ready to say good-bye. On February 6, 2009 my father died and suddenly I became an orphan. He was the only one left who had watched me grow up day after day and he was gone.... My husband, love of my life and best friend I was only 14 years old when we met and he was 16. This year 2009, was our 21st year together. Our relationship was the envy of many, we were like twins....
She was my mom, my best friend
Mary A. Brown, July 16, 1945-April 10, 2009 Trying to say my Goodbyes I am fairly young. I grew up really young for the reason I always took care of people. I had 3 people that were really close to me die within a year and ... My Unaccknowledged Hero Ryan has only been gone not 3 weeks and he has left a big whole in my heart. He was a veteran who suffered from Post Traumamatic Stress Disorder. I thought ... To Love or to be Loved My story starts back in 2006, when my heart was ripped from my chest, and has been stuck in my throat like a ball of mucus for the last 3 and a half years.... Loss of my Baby Girl Milan On Tuesday April 28th, 2009 I gave birth to a precious baby girl whose name was Milan. Milan was born at 8:32pm and lived for approximately 1 hour; she ... I Miss My Dad My dad died a year ago tomorrow. The grief hit me like a ton of bricks today. I watched him in the hospital for almost three months...two in the SICU.... And Then He Died... Yesterday I was in the grocery store. It was a hard day for me because it rained and when it rains it makes me more depressed. Of course I make do for ... My Billy, I miss you On Jan 3 2009 my 46 year old husband called me on his way home from work, saying he had a wonderful day and was so inspired by the people he worked with....
Sam
Hi, Will trust this is the right thing to do.... I am very leery of putting this all down in writing. It's like this grief I carry is a giant wave, over my head and if I really let it all out the wave ... I MISS MY MOM On January 1st of this year we were told that my mother had stage 3 cancer. The doctor could only give us weeks to months. We begged for a month and we ...
The love of my life
1st loves are always hard to get over. But when they pass away, I wonder if you ever do get over the hurt.
The Loss of my Angel
On February 6, 2009, I lost the love of my life, Haiden. The Last Beautiful Day It was the first day of spring, a beautiful day in March - the kind where you catch glimpses of the spring that is about to come. I worked the night shift ... Rick Pirko: the Perfect Stranger It still pains me sometimes, to think about who was lost on October 15, 2008. He was a friend of mind, and a stranger nonetheless. I had known Rick for ... The Long Goodbye... My father was a heroic man who remained cheerful right up until the end of his life. I took care of him after my mother and his wife of 50 years died suddenly ... I thought he was going to make a difference in peoples' lives. My youngest son committed suicide in February 2009 while he was at college. He wanted to be a teacher and I couldn't wait for the time when he would make ... Ann Elder My sweet wife of 20 years went from (apparently) exuberant good health to being on a respirator, fatally wounded by apparent complications from a minor ... My first love is Don, Don and I met in December, and after 5 weeks we were married. We were married for 33 years. He was my soul mate and the love of my life. He have 5 children ... Sam's Heart Later this week, on April 3rd at 3 AM, it will be the first anniversary of my infant son’s death. I was finally permitted to hold him in the end, and ... A Teenager Living With Grief When someone dies, people don't always think about the teenagers or the children that are involved. They forget that the death hurts as much for a child ... My Dad My name is Susie. I am 38 years old. This past Dec. 20, 2008, I lost my dad to cancer. He had been fighting kidney cancer for 2 years, and all of a ... She was on her way... On March 15th 2009, my best friend and my lover, Maegan Janz, was involved in a tragic accident on her way to see me from Bonnyville, and she was pronounced ... Death of a 9 year Relationship As some of the other stories found in here, I didn't suffer the loss of someone but rather, the death of my 9 year relationship. I have already experienced ... Nell my Sheltie , Ron my Brother Will I ever stop crying? It has been 4 months today that Nell was diagnosed with advanced lymphoma and enlarged spleen. Then, the last of my human family,... Lysandra Laine Please feel free to visit the page I made for Lysandra in the "Theirspace" section. I feel blessed to have found this website; it helps to grieve with ... MY FRIENDS AND FAMILY IT FEELS LIKE ALL MY FAMILY AND MY FRIENDS ARE DYING ON ME AND WHEN I AM NOT THERE THO. I LOVE THEM SO MUCH, AND I MISS MY FAMILY AND FRIENDS. IT HURTS ... Our Love Will Last Forever My husband passed away 4 months ago. He had heart failure and collapsed. He died 24 hours later. I am not handling his death very well. I think about how ... "TOO MUCH FOR ONE PERSON TO BEAR" IT ALL STARTED 3 YEARS AGO, FEBUARY 9,2006 @ 9:00AM. I GOT A THAT PHONE CALL, MY MOTHER TELLING ME THAT THAT MY SISTER WENDY WAS NOT BREATHING. SO I CALLED ... My Mother Day 17. I am crying again. It seems I cannot go anywhere (even Target!) without something reminding me of her. Each time, it hits me like it is the first ... DADDY!!! So my Daddy committed suicide and when I found this out, it was like no way, I just talked to him the other day and he was just fine. But now I know that ... My little dog Nell then my brother Ron Nov. 08 '08 I took Nell to the vet, only to find out she had Advanced Lymphoma and enlarged spleen. Then Feb. 9 '09 my brother died. I can't put into ... A Hole In My Heart My daughter Wendy, age 50, died suddenly Dec. 3 1998 of a cerebral aneurysm and now I have a lump in my throat, a pain in my stomach and most of all a ...
My mom, my mother, my friend....goodbye, I miss you.
My mother, Patricia, died 3 days, 10 hours ago, January 26th, 2009. The day you never came home. My daughter sixteen just a child, but so nearly a woman, out with her young friends. How she had argued for that extra half hour, no 12.00 pm was the limit,... A Bad Month About a week after thanksgiving 2008, we found out my grandma had cancer. And the doctors told us without constant chemo she would only have 2-3 months.... My Jimmy 41 yrs old passed on 12/29/08 My son came early on 11/7/87, he was due on 12/28/67. What a perfect son. I just lost him to an unknown heart problem 12/29/08. My heart is broken too.... The Loss of My Beautiful Husband Mark was my husband who I loved dearly. I met him in 1995. He was going through some difficulty in his personal life. He asked me out and I fell in love.... It's so Quiet Near the end of August, my husband was complaining of back pain, saw our Doctor who diagnosed osteoarthritis and sent him home with pain killers. He went ...
Vows
My name is Elizabeth and I've recently lost my husband. I am the mother of a precious 15 month old little boy.
About making a promise to "Let me die at home"
I want to write this story as advice to well meaning family members out there who so desperately want to make promises. One More Day I awoke yesterday at my normal 3:30 AM time to get ready for work. I always rise quietly so I won't disturb my wife of 18 years. It was just another day,...
Loving Robert
Loving Robert My beloved friend and sister - Christine Folsom I am struck with hurt, pain, sadness, and emptiness where she used to be. Christine passed on two nights ago, and I had just moved out of town, so I got ... My Dad My father started smoking in his teens. His habit grew to 4 packs a day. After 30 years of smoking, he decided that he had had enough. On August 21,...
Johnny Boy
Words of Sorrow Dad As a little kid, if you asked me how tall my dad was, I might have told you that he was close to the sun. We would walk together with me, wrapping my ...
Suffering and Peace - A Mother Lost
What happens to the dying is a secret in our society. It is unspoken and that silence leaves those dying and the loved ones of the dying unprepared. The night my grandma passed away It all started May 20, 2006 between 9:00 p.m. and 9:15 p.m.. We were all sitting in my Grandma's living room watching my little cousin's recital she had ... Sonny My story starts five years ago, when I was 20 years old and alone. I had no food, no money, no family (or so I thought). I met him one day when I was at ... LOSING MY FAMILY My little brother was always overweight, but when my dad called at 3:30am, I knew something was wrong. He said he thought my brother was dead. I jumped ... Don Chrest (Oct 1938-Apr 2009) We miss you Dad . . . If you've experienced the worst breakup imaginable, after a long relationship.. When i was 15 i met a guy named jake. i liked him the first time i saw him, and the second time i had a crush. it was the beginning of that summer that ...
Hospital loss of loved one, and so much love...
I think it is appalling when a loved one dies and you cannot find out why. I have written, emailed, called at least 12 agencies. Losing my Mom It happened so slowly, that we really didn't know what was going on. I knew Mom wasn't as energetic as usual, but it didn't seem to be anything serious.... Mom was my best friend I told her this more than once. I don't know how many times. I came to see her every weekend. She only lived about 47 miles away, and I would drive to ... = ( James didn't die, physically- our relationship did, though, and it feels like a death to me. I'm not trying to compare my grief to anyone who has lost ... The Pink Rock Our daughter began using LSD/alcohol/pot at 12 yrs of age. At 14 she was date raped. We did everything we could, but it never was enough. By the time ... The loss off my beautiful grandaughter Millie May I LOST MY BEAUTIFUL GRANDAUGHTER 4 MONTHS AGO, AGED 5 DAYS OLD. I WENT INTO THE LABOUR WARD WITH MY DAUGHTER AND HER PARTNER AND AFTER 40 HOURS OF WATCHING ... The gift of a new life given by a loved one. I didn't want this new life, I hadn't planned it, desired or even wanted it, but given it was, on the 11th December 2008. Plunged into a single life again.... My journey with grief May 6th I buried my third husband......I lost my first husband after a two month battle with cancer...we were farmers and I was left with no income and ... Grieving Wife We had planned not to have a big party on our 50th Anniversary. We had decided the two of us would celebrate. But four months before we were to celebrate,... Don't know what to do Nineteen months ago an old school friend contacted me through a renunion website. He'd lost his wife to breast cancer 13 months earlier. We began chatting ... The day my husband and our children's dad died. I remember the day very clearly. Tim had not been feeling very well over the last few weeks, we just thought it was something that would pass, maybe a ... Great Loss My Husband always left me in the bed if I had the day off and he had to work, so the morning started like any other day off but around 7 am my preacher ... My Mom My mom was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in October 2007. Her oncologist said they caught it early and she was an excellent candidate for treatment,... My Brother, My Friend I just lost my brother to cancer. He was sick for less than a year. I took care of him when he got sick. We have always been close and spent time together,... Oscar González, age 56, my dad... It all started a year and a half ago... back in August, 2007. He started feeling ill so my mom took him to the hospital to do some tests, you know, nothing ... Daniel On August 23 this past summer, 2008, I received a phone call that changed my life. It was my father, asking me if I was sitting down. "Why? Did you win ... Abandoned and grieving My grief is deep and painful. There will be no closure for me...ever. I don't know why what happened to me happened. It just did and now I am left to ...
My Grief Story
My Grandmother died on Tuesday, April 7th, 2009 at 1:oo p.m. My dad got a phone call from my aunt Rose that same afternoon. MY ANGEL KERRI MAE ON DECEMBER 3, 2008, MY WORLD WENT FROM A BEAUTIFUL DREAM TO THE WORST NIGHTMARE IMAGINABLE. MY WONDERFUL GRANDDAUGHTER, WHO HAD JUST BECOME A MOTHER ...
How Could I Have Lost Both of Them
Year 2008 was the hardest year of my life. I spent most of that year taking care of two wonderful men. My father and my husband. Barbara Steve was the Love of my Life. He and I met when I was 14, started dating when I was 15 and got married as soon as I graduated from high school. I was ... What's the Point? The only person close to me who has ever passed away, my youngest brother died at the age of 24 on 3/12/2009. Alan and I loved each other, but for the ... I wish I had 10 more minutes... Joni, my dearest friend, a person that meant more to me than words can describe. I lost her one day, suddenly. She collapsed of a brain aneurysm and ... Why did she have to die like that? March 25 1988 Why was there no investigation done when she was found outside in the Arctic of Nunavut? She was found naked and frozen outside at some what 35 degrees ... My Dad I lost my father on March 9th, 2009 to small cell lung cancer. It was too agressive and too fast. He found out that he had lung cancer on February 27th ... Thomas Its been 5 months since my daddy died and every day I sit down and think what can I do to get this off my mind because I can not focus on this or what ...
I know the names of the stages and what to expect....
...but it doesn't matter. My Daddy, Superman Not even a week ago I lost my father, we all knew it was going to happen and I thought I was ready for it, but now I know I'm anything but ready. He was ... Helplessness I'm walking thru the fog of my father's last days. It could be today... it could be who knows. Some days are good, some not. People ask me how he'... A Life Ready to End, But a Young One Taken Too Soon November 14, 2008 was a Friday. My Dad, 84 years old, had his second major heart attack. He would have turned 85 on November 30th. He was in ICU at ... Death My best friend was only 19 when she died of leukemia. I still remember her expression when I went to the the doctors with her and the doctor told her that ... My mother my best friend My mother passed Dec 22, 2008, very suddenly. She was suffering from polymiositis since 2003 and was stuggling to get back into remission for the past ... R.I.P. Alyssa Emrich (17 yrs old from Austintown, OH) I can't find words to say. But on February 15th, 2009 I lost my best friend. She's a junior in high school and I'm a senior. We spent all the weekend together ... Brittany and Ashley were best friends Ashley, I love u and I miss u and I want u back. I hate your Dad because he shot you, you died and you can't come back. We was really best friends, we ... My 'Gary'. We had first met at a Christian Teen Camp at Nanoose Bay, here on Vancouver island, in mid July 1972. I was there, with 5 girlfriends as dishwashers, as ... When will it stop hurting? We were together for 26 years and then she told me she didn't want me anymore. We told our family and friends, moved into separate rooms and put our house ... Mum I lost my Mum in August, it's coming up to 6 months and her birthday. I can't breathe. I don't know who I am anymore and I don't know the people around ... Jim-san In August of 2007, Jim thought he'd pulled a muscle in his back getting his luggage off the plane. He went to the doctor & they thought the same. In ... You can run, but it follows you Not having the tools to deal with a loss, I continued to pretend to live a normal life. In my house, emotions were forbidden. I never knew my father.... LIFE Before, I'd been tested by time but never before had I felt such great pain. It all began in 2008... I was getting ready for college and I thought, I'd ... My Husband My Soulmate My husband, Todd, and I knew we were meant to be together from our first date. We dated for 1 month before he asked me to marry him. (We knew each other ... I hate drunk drivers My boyfriend was killed at 3PM on New Year's Eve by a drunk driver. Yes...drunk at 3PM...0.30 alcohol level...third drunk driving arrest in two years...doing ... A widow (it stills seems strange to be called that) I'm not sure I know how to do this. It was 2 years ago on Sept. 8 that Charlie, my husband of 39 years, passed away. Passed away- what a wrong way to ... How my friend killed herself. My friend, Lexie. She was a nice and cheery girl. But yesterday, this man, named Blader, tried to kill her. She was fine and she got stitches and Blader ...
Farewell, good bye, until we meet again...
A former co-worker passed away last night. My Little Brother On December 3, 2008, my little brother was killed by a drunk driver. He left behind a wife and two children, mom and dad, three brothers and two sisters ...
It Still Hurts
It is the day after Christmas, 2008. I am not sure how updated this online forum is. Partners Suicide, Favorite Aunt's Death, Step Dad's Death In August of 2006 I found out that my Step Dad (who raised me) was diagnosed with Lung Cancer. My partner and I made plans to move to Kansas to help.... Triple Whammy In October 2007 my husband had a triple bypass. His cardiologist had told us he wasn't suitable for surgery however he was moved to the "heart hospital"... My Jeannie This is the night after my wife's death. As I sit here in my lonely apartment I feel so terribly empty. It happened so fast. I called 911 for an ambulance ...
Christopher Michael Fisher
Chris and I were together for two years. There is so much to tell of our story. We lived a lifetime together in two years. My parents are gone My father passed away almost 6 years ago from AIDS and he gave it to my mother who passed away 5 years ago. The pain that is in my heart and always in ... The Greatest Shock of my Life: The Jewel of My Life is Gone On Friday, October 24th, 2008, another dark chapter was added to my life. My mother died. I miss her so much it really hurts. I find my life unbearable.... My Grandma It all started in March of 2008, she was diagnosed with Lung Cancer; and she died August 24, 2008. I guess I never really believed there would be a day ... In memory of my loving dad- Jeff Buehler April 9, 1965- December 21,2002 My dad had always had various heart troubles and seemed to be in the hospital quite often in the last couple years of his life. He never seemed angry about ...
My favorite Uncle Terry that past away.
My uncle and I did a lot together, we went camping during the summer, we sang karaoke together, and we had the same things in common.
Heather's Hope
Once upon a time I had 3 beautiful children that I raised myself without a husband (due to a nasty divorce) . . . . . . . . Michael Michael was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer called Desmoplastic Small Round Cell Tumor on 9/23/05, he was 24 years old. Doctors told us there is ... I Love My Love Because I Know My Love Loves Me I started talking to Rob right when I graduated high school in May of 2005. He had just graduated as well. I lived in Houston and he lived in a suburb ...
My Son
I write poems since the loss of my son, it helps me express my pain, but I don't think it helps me move forward. Anyway here is my latest poem.
My love for Sheila
I was 14 when I started going out with my ex-husband. We still remain the best of friends and have a 15 year old daughter. Family Tragedy I come from a big family, 6 brothers and sisters. We are all past 50 now, and have grown kids and lots of grandkids running around. On occasion, we would ... RETURN FROM WORDS OF SORROW TO HOME
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