trying to survive losses
I'm Grieving, Now What? Turn off primary story I don't know why I was surprised when I received the call at 4:08am on May 11, 2012 that my mom had passed. After all, she had lung cancer, terrible bout...
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I'm Grieving, Now What? Turn off primary story My hands are shaking, I can't seem to get even a drink,i look around, what must people think?i am just 57 years old and sometimes i don't know,I don't...
View ArticleI'M AT HEAVENS DOOR
I'm Grieving, Now What? Turn off primary story I'M AT HEAVENS DOOR10 pills on the counter...Bag with a needle sharp as a twill...Some coke on a mirror...A rolled up dollar bill...Well this is it...I...
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One more minute
I'm Grieving, Now What? Turn off primary story 1 more minute..... I struggle with whether or not I was a good enough wife, friend, lover, companion or caregiver. I never asked my husband and he never...
View ArticleWHEN I GROW UP
I'm Grieving, Now What? Turn off primary story WHEN I GROW UPWhen I grow up...I want to be hooked on drugs..I want to beat up my Father...And act like a thugI want to steal from my parents...I want to...
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Silence Makes You Sick, I Believe It Killed My Mother
I'm Grieving, Now What? Turn off primary story Silence made my mother sick in fact I believe it killed my mother.I am 11 years old. I come home from church school and my fathers clothes are spread...
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Disquieting Muses At the Grocery Store
What is Grief? Turn off primary story ( This was written 14 days after my sister's murder )Disquieting Muses at the Grocery StoreIf I rest, if I think inward, I go mad—Sylvia Plath Nowadays, my...
View ArticleWhen You Feel Like SCREAMING
I'm Grieving, Now What? Turn off primary story Ever feel like screaming? With all that’s happened to and around us, it’s hard to believe we aren’t screaming most of the time.Perhaps we are – silently,...
View ArticleMy Past To Present
I'm Grieving, Now What? Turn off primary story My past is behind mei have nothing to hideI made bad choices, I'm going to survivemade mistakes but I think it is how we learnI live with a clean...
View ArticleViscious Cycle
I'm Grieving, Now What? Turn off primary story Like a switch we are on and off,Like a nightmare it doesn't stop.I love you I hate you I'm so confused,I feel neglected like I'm being used.You yell you...
View ArticleBattleBorn
I'm Grieving, Now What? Turn off primary story i often wonder what it would be like to have not been hurt or cryi often wonder where would I like to be and there's not a why,it just is, and was and...
View ArticleWhy Is Life So Hard? Am I Doing It Wong?
I'm Grieving, Now What? Turn off primary story I have written many articles with the intention of healing those whom read them. This article has that very intention as well. If anything written within...
View ArticleLets Talk About Brightening Challenges In Life And In Grief
I'm Grieving, Now What? Turn off primary story If life were easy, what would we learn from it? Challenges come in so many different forms in life. Sometimes they come in the form of a family member...
View ArticleSubstance Abuse and Grief
I'm Grieving, Now What? Turn off primary story It’s difficult to describe the pain of losing a loved one. It may be one of the hardest experiences of your life, and the grief can linger for weeks. In...
View ArticleKeys (Poem)
I'm Grieving, Now What? Turn off primary story We pass these keys, to cease this journeyOur mind freezes, admiring the ceilingsConcealing these feelings of lossSeemingly tossed inside a soulless...
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