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Reply: In-home hospice care of father

Thank you Caprice for your reply - apologize- I was having a pity party that night not knowing what to do. I...

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Reply: Anticipatory Grief

33smiles, This way of helping me through my time of grief has helped me begin to heal. I am experiencing...

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33smiles,
This way of helping me through my time of grief has helped me begin to heal. I am experiencing physical reactions to my grief. Since January, my b/p has gone up, I've had a cancker sore and thrush mouth. I am truely convinced of the mind and body connection but, I had no idea how my mouth would react! Lol I also have Fibromyalgia to add to the mix. I am a regular caller to our local 911. All of the parimedics in my city are friends and life savers for my husband. Along with the type 11 insulin dependent diabetes he's on kidney dialysis. His blood sugars have ranged from 23 to 1,900, yep that's right! IN the last month I've made 3 calls and had a visit from the local police. They came to the door to tell me that my husband had been found semi-consious on the sidewalk about 1/2 from our home. In the last 3 years he's totaled 2 cars in 4 days. Ours and the rental due to low blood sugars. The second accident occured in a city several miles away from our home. He still doesn't know how he ended up there. So, it's hard not to anticipate somethings. even though he trying to keep being independent, it could kill him. But, I guess you could say if it happened that, he died doing what he loved to do.!?***;}
I am still missin' momma. And the tears still fall, like now but, I do know that how this prcess is for me is not unusual and 6 months is average for the first stages of grieving. I have a sister who has Multiple Myeloma, a blood cancer. She's recovering from stem cell transplant therapy. I know that this illness has no cure and is fatal, but her health will be managed with the best of care. She lives in another state so, I gets to me sometimes.
My husband and I are going to East Lansing, Michigan to see our daughter, son-in-law and our firs grandbaby, he's 2 1/2 years old. This is my husbands firs time out of town since 2008 when they got married. Our anniversaries are in the same week! I am looking forward to the trip for me and even more than him. Even with all that goes on I still get the chance to go to Michigan. The last trip in Decmember got cut short because I had to come back 2 weeks early because his blood surgar went up to 1,900 and intensive care.
I keep my daily affirmations and write in my journal. Thank for your post and know that we are here to help each other both near and far, seen and unseen.View Thread

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Reply: Baby's Father Died

My heart goes out to you. I lost my fiance and also the father to our only child to an accident just a week...

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Reply: close to a breakdown

Caprice so glad to hear from you!...I only responded to those who had no reply...I'm not sure how helpful...

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TTYS5829 I am so sorry for your loss.... I will agree the loss of a spouse is totally different...My...

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Reply: Dreams about my Mom passing away and her not ackno...

Robin... I am sorry for the loss of your mom...I am not a counselor or expert in any way...I lost my...

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Reply: Loss of a friend

Mandyelizabeth87...I am sorry for the tragic loss of your friend......first I am not an expert of any kind...

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Reply: Stroke life expectancy

An_244156..I am sorry to hear of your moms illness..I am not a counselor or expert of any kind.. but I...

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Reply: Death of a Parent

Opal128....I am sorry for the passing of your dad....It is hard to go on with a normal life when someone...

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Reply: Loss of Significant Other

SR71blackbird...I am so sorry for your loss...we all have those feelings of thinking we should have done...

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Reply: My sweet dog has left us yesterday

Pandora...first i am sorry for your loss....I think sometimes we try to rationalize why it is best that...

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Reply: Recent Trauma

I went through a rape years ago and ended up on the rape crisis line several times late at night and in the...

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Reply: Taking Care of Each Other

Hi Smiles, Right, I won't be looking in here as regularly anymore. You will be heard; others here...

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Reply: Lost so many people

I know what you mean K8. I have my 2 other cats; I'm going to try to give them more attention, and...

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Reply: Can't get passed it

Thank you for asking. I really do not know how I'm feeling. I suppose just existing daily right now. I do have...

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Reply: Can a Papa have done more?

Wow, that's a precarious situation you are in. It sounds like you really love the boy. I would be...

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Reply: Still recovering from my son's death

Thank you. My friend lost her son and, having no children myself, I was looking for such testimony as yours to...

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Reply: weird dreams

I hope that the idea that your dad was there waiting for him and they're together now brings you...

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Reply: grief over accident

Dear WillsMom, I am so sorry for what happened and the loss you're dealing with. Please...

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Reply: loss of husband

gweneeyore...I am so so sorry for your loss....it has been 2 yrs. for me and i cannot let go...i was...

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Reply: Just admitted mom to hospital

Dear Tiki_mug, I'm sure you know that no one here can answer your questions. I am so sorry for all...

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Reply: Loss of Husband

Dear one, I don't know how your post was missed over two months ago but somehow it was... How are...

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Reply: 46 yr old, suffering from severe depression and an...

Hi Eurolady, It's a few days later and the holidays are behind us now... how are you doing? I know...

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Reply: Health/lifestyle

Yes, Barbara, that makes a lot of sense, at least to me. I don't have IBS but do have another...

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Holidays Can Be Difficult

We've seen it over and over again over the years on this board. We've all felt it. The holidays...

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Reply: Grieving my fertility

Hi... I have just read your post and am wondering how you are doing - now that it has been two years...

Posted by whorescuedwho

Hi... I have just read your post and am wondering how you are doing - now that it has been two years since you originally posted here. The things you wrote were things that could have come out of my own mouth, or typed with my fingers. ... My depression, anger, etc goes so far as to actually be jealous of people who have had miscarriages. Because, they at least had the chance to feel that miracle inside them. After many years of trying, I had a hysterectomy shortly before turning 32. I thought that by getting rid of my troubled organs, I would no longer be obsessed with pregnancy/having a baby. I was wrong... I am going to be 35 in a few months, and things have only gotten sooo much worse. while I don't miss my painful (physically and mentally) periods ... I find myself regretting my decision to get a hysterectomy. My mother was the only person to try and convince me to wait a while. and, of course, from my dysfunctional childhood, I naturally want to go against her opinions. Why didn't anyone else step up. why didn't I stand my ground and be more persistent in my wishes to at least try to conceive via help from the doctors. While I had a lot of my own issues, all of the test the doctors did indicated that I should be able to carry a child... it was mostly male factor infertility that kept us from having kids. My husband had a mental breakdown during this, so I tried to convince him-and myself- the the problems were b/c of me, not him. our marriage, now in it's 9th year, has never really recovered and we aren't the same people we were back then. I have alienated myself from my friends and family b/c they just don't understand. or, they understand, but live in a state that forces insurance companies to cover infertility treatments. Which thinking of that upsets me... why do they now have 2 kids-thanks to IVF-just b/c of where they live.

in all... I will end as you did, I see nothing to be happy about nor anything to look forward to.View Thread

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Reply: This time Of Year

Hi Tom, For me, his birthday is harder than the date on which he died so I understand why the...

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Reply: HELP, I DON'T UNDERSTAND A HORRIBLE TRAGEDY IN MY ...

I'm so sorry that your health continues to be a challenge for you. What you do is continue to look...

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Reply: COMPLETELY UNABLE TO SPEAK ABOUT MY DAD

Hi Doxielover, There is no right or wrong way to grieve and trauma can take time to process. Talk...

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Reply: Is this "normal"? When will "I" come back?

Hi and welcome to WebMD, I am not an expert so just consider me someone who has grieved and who...

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