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.

How a Macaw Bird Helped Me Meet My Mother?
My mom Patricia, was always a big fan of Macaw Birds, or as she called them, “beautiful Lapas!” She always admired them and placed visiting a country like Costa Rica on her bucket list so that she could one day meet lots of them, up close and personal. We often talked about her dream, but reality got in the way, and the trip never happened. Sadly, she never met the Scarlet or Great Green Macaw birds that call Costa Rica their home.
By Anthony Chan4 years ago in Families
6 months into the healing process
How am I supposed to make it through this life without the sound of your voice or feeling your chest breathe in and out on my cheek when I wake up every morning. I miss the days that my soul felt at ease and I had a home. I miss my soul mate! Well, 6 months, and this healing process is hard, so hard, but I’m breathing a little easier. Hopefully soon, my emotional state can be a little less bi- polar Betty. But at least I’m taking steps in the right direction. Just a little but it’s still a step.
By Ashley Renee4 years ago in Families
What if...
What if I carried you to term, would you be happy with the choices that were made? What if you were to beat the odds and survive that little, would you be a mommy's boy?
By Invader4 years ago in Families
What I've Learned from My Husband's Death
On that cold December day, I stood in the chilly, dark morgue perplexed as to what my husband’s body was doing within the coffin. I was certain that he was too confined in that cramped, uncomfortable box.
By Irina Patterson4 years ago in Families
Dear John
Dear John I learned of your death in August of 2021 from someone close to our father. I wished I could have cried for you immediately, but tears could not come. This may sound harsh, it might appear wicked or worse, but I think you understand why.
By Bruce Curle `4 years ago in Families
The Nausea of Familiarity
HAVE you ever had one of those dreams, where you realize it’s a dream half-way through – but you force yourself not to wake up a little bit longer, just so you can see how it all ends?
By Sachal Aqeel4 years ago in Families
I would like to Disappear.
We don’t know what tomorrow will bring, so don’t be mad for too long . Learn to forgive and love this the key ; most important love. Forgive with all your hearts, don’t worry about people who don’t like you, focus on the ones that do.
By Dawn Earnshaw4 years ago in Families
A Child's Guilt: I Almost Made My Mother Die!
After losing my mother in 2020, I find myself thinking about her, much more than I did when she was alive. That might sound like a bad thing, but in my case, it's really not.
By Justiss Goode4 years ago in Families
Derailed
Pierre took a sigh as his fiancé dragged him into yet another store to shop for wedding décor. “What do you think about these flowers dear?” Holding the bouquet for him to see, he sneezed at the smell before looking surprisingly at the price tag.
By Jesse Leung4 years ago in Families
My Last Breath
As I was being driven to my next stop, I glanced out the car window and saw the ocean for the first time in over six months. It was amazing, the fresh air caressed my hair, and the sun kissed my light pale skin. The car ride, the breeze, and the sun tired me out, but I can still somehow feel the pain and despair as I reached my destination. There were many birds flying away from a rooftop they look so happy and free, I wish that would be me, it was hard to walk now and hard to move around since this sickness was consuming my entire body. They call it Tyser disease, it is this small octopus animal that is inside my body consuming all my white blood cells creating havoc afterwards. I call it the octopus monster, he is maroon and purple in color and he is always hungry for flesh and enjoys sucking the life out of its host. In this case it is me, he makes me feel tired, but he told me that it will be over soon.
By Letty Castaneda4 years ago in Families
Grief and Mourning
Recently, I lost someone very close to me, and I’m not the best person when it comes to dealing with death. This has always been a subject that has made me uncomfortable. I hate seeing people die on television, and even if I don’t know them, I usually feel sad and sometimes cry for those that they left behind.
By Nicole Higginbotham-Hogue4 years ago in Families
My Alcoholic Mother Died and All I Got Was This Starbucks Mug
I have this pink and green Starbucks mug. It looks mosaic or somewhat like bathroom tile. I love it. It’s my favorite mug for a lot of reasons, but most importantly because my mom and I got it while in Seattle in 2004. We are both from Washington, but lived about 30 mins from the city so going downtown was a fun adventure for us.
By Melissa Steussy4 years ago in Families