We DID make it to 50 years, and 3 weeks right to the day that he passed away. We celebrated it in his hospital room with all three of our children and some grandchildren.
We had looked for ward to it for a long time, so amthrilled we made it ; however, I did not expect that he would never again come home from the hospital. He was only 70 years of age, and to me that was young. So sorry for your loss. I wasn't able to get on this forum right after I registered yesterday.
It appears to be working today. My husband died in July after being ill with cancer only 4 months. He was my soulmate and the love of my life, my best friend. I have also been going to groups and getting support where I can. I'm in an online bereavement group with the cancer support community that I really like.
It meets every week. When I saw this in the journeys newsletter I thought it was a good idea. There are some other forums I've looked at maybe a year ago, but I don't think I found anything very active. I do a lot of reading and journaling but I need sharing also.
It's hard to lose someone you've been with so long. It's also hard to try to look into your own future. We don't know what lies ahead for us. So we just go on day after day; one step at a time. Have faith. This is the first time I've ever done anything like this, so I may not even do it correctly, so bear with me. Sorry to hear of your loss, John.
I lost my husband of fifty years to Multiple Myeloma cancer three years ago. I feel I'm doing well, but grief is somethig that really never leaves you, at least not me. It does get better and sort of comes and goes in waves for me. I wanted to reach out to people and have people share with me; consequently, am trying this forum.
I read about it in the Hospice newsletter that a friend gave me. Hello Everyone, I am so sorry for your losses but I want to congratulate you on your courage to reach out and join this forum.
My husband passed away 7 years ago at the age of He died in his sleep. We celebrated 42 years of marriage just 2 months before. I had many of the same feelings, angry that we did not get to retire together, angry that we did not make it to 50 years of marriage. I also went through the process of trying to find out who I was now that I was one in a twosome world so I thought , It took awhile but I started to see some purpose in my life.
For the past 3 years, I have been facilitating a Loss of Spouse Support Group, which has been very comforting. Feel I should have done more. Multiple loss by Pepper13 , 14 Oct. Struggling with my beautiful Cats death by SmileySocks , 05 Oct. I lost my grandfather and i feel guilty about every wrong thing i've done.
Lost father 10 years ago and just started my own family by NoPlateZone , 01 Sep. Lost my husband this year to cancer at 37 - have 2 y. Just lost my beautiful mum to Ovarian cancer by Lalune89 , 01 Oct. Feeling alone. Loss of mother by Chook81 , 02 Nov Trying to move on by Ruby2 1 , 28 Aug.
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Memories rattling around in my mind by Doolhof , 18 Aug. A wee bit lost by Keeeks84 , 12 Aug. Loss of a beloved pet by Catsandcomics , 15 Aug. The subconscious desire we have to release our emotions can often manifest itself in peculiar ways. This is where online grief forums come in. With the advent of the internet, finding solace for your grief has become more practical than ever.
The ability to share the problems you are facing, anonymously or not, has dramatically changed the self-help landscape and opened new avenues of self-expression, including online grief forums. The need and desire to express our emotions is evidenced by the rise in popularity of online grief forums and chat rooms in recent years. Millions of people participate and actively post their stories on online grief forums; we spent time surveying their activity to find out why.
Online grief forums will usually have multiple categories that people can post in as a way of focusing discussion and helping members navigate the site. Of the forums listed above, three have sections dedicated exclusively to religion or spirituality. Every single forum also has a moderator, or sometimes multiple, depending on the size of the forum.
Moderators also keep the forum environment safe and positive by banning members who are using abusive or foul language. Over 3, discussion threads are posted every month among the forums listed. On the three most active forums, every post receives an average of at least two replies from other members. A trend common among grief forums is the substantially higher amount of engagement in the loss of a child section of the forum. On the Web Healing forum, there are 27, posts related to child loss while the next most engaging topic with 7, posts is about the loss of a spouse.
This trend is mirrored elsewhere such as Grieving Forum which includes 76, posts related to child loss while the next most engaging topic, the loss of a spouse, comes in second with 39, posts. This large disparity in engagement between topics uncovers something rather obvious, that the death of your own child is a unique and particularly difficult kind of grief. We noticed that a large majority of the posts in these forums are not from bereaved parents who have lost their child in the last year, or even in the last ten years.
Rather, most of the members actually experienced the death of their child over 30 years ago. In forums like Web Healing and Grieving Forum, it is not uncommon to see members with upward of comments. The high engagement rates of members are highly indicative of the importance of these forums to people, not only as an outlet for grieving, but also the role these forums play in connecting people who have been through similar tragic situations.
We should note that the support and advice you can expect to receive on forums does exist elsewhere. Organizations such as Open to Hope and The Dougy Center offer fantastic resources for people dealing with grief as well as several helpful blogs including Hello Grief and Safe Passage Urns.
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