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Laura Villarreal
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Thank you, Diana.
So beautiful
Cindy, you have expressed in words what I have been thinking about all morning! While I am sure your pastor meant well this is way beyond any storm I have known. I feel like I have fallen into an abyss and clawing my way out! Each time I make any ...
Thank you, Allan.
Thanks Laura for sharing these new pictures. They are beautiful.
Just wanted to share with everyone that Angela (my daughter) continues to watch over me which tells me she is watching over all of us...
Yesterday I scheduled a service appointment to have the air ducts cleaned in the house. I was hesitant to do ...
Catherine, my prayers are with you and your mom. Do you have family that can provide you with emotional support right now? You might also check with social services at the hospital as they might provide you with agencies that can help you cope wit...
Thank you, Karen...a bright spot in an otherwise grey day!
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- About Me:
- I recently embarked on a new career (teaching) and am currently working on my certification. I am married; my husband is retired, USAF. I came to this website to meet other parents who have experienced the loss of a child.
- About my Loss:
- My only child, my daughter, was killed in a tragic accident on Memorial Day of this year. She was 33 years old. This has been devastating for me. My husband, her stepfather, has helped me keep it together but it is so difficult.
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Hello Everyone!
I have been riding the "emotional" roller coaster of grief since May 25, 2009 when my daughter, Angela, was killed in a tragic 4 wheeler accident. She was only 33 years old. The accident occured in North Pole, AK. where she lived with her husband. I live in San Antonio, TX which is our home town.
We were so close as far as mother/daughter relationships go. We called, texted, or emailed each other daily, sometimes several times a day. She was so happy...she loved her life. She a… Continue
I have been riding the "emotional" roller coaster of grief since May 25, 2009 when my daughter, Angela, was killed in a tragic 4 wheeler accident. She was only 33 years old. The accident occured in North Pole, AK. where she lived with her husband. I live in San Antonio, TX which is our home town.
We were so close as far as mother/daughter relationships go. We called, texted, or emailed each other daily, sometimes several times a day. She was so happy...she loved her life. She a… Continue
Posted on July 14, 2009 at 7:58pm — 3 Comments
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- At 12:36am on November 19, 2009,
ann speck said…
- hi laura.
thank you for trying to help. school is just so hard for me and i feel i have lost all motivation. i want to be a marine mammal trainer. i feel i will never succeed.
- At 10:19pm on November 9, 2009,
Allan said…
- Dear Laura,
Thank you so much for your note. I too am so sorry for your loss. I spent the better part of last evening searching out grief websites and finally settled on this one. I purposely didnt put up a lot of info until I got to know the folks here. I will get a picture of my daughter up soon. From what I know about grief work, I am just about where I need to be at 9 months. That doesn't help make me feel better though. My wife suggested that if I didnt talk to a professional, at least I should blog or do something - so that's why I am here.
Thanks for listening.
- At 6:53pm on November 4, 2009,
Jennifer Latham said…
- Hi Laura,
Thank you for your kind words. I really appreciate them. You and I seem to have some things in common. My father also died on May 25, 2009, due to his injuries. And, we also spent a week together in Las Vegas one month before he died. My parents lived in Florida, and I am in Colorado. I am sorry for your loss and I understand how much you miss her. The time since that day has not seemed to get any easier. I, too, very rarely want to do any socializing. I just want to stay home. When I do have to go to work, I turn into another person who just smiles. I have become very good at hiding what I am feeling.
I have asked people who have gone through this kind of loss, when does it get better? When does it hurt less? I have been told, that "it does not get better, and it does not hurt less. You just get use to it." I am not sure that I really like that answer, but I am waiting and hoping for that day when I wake up, and "I am use to it" and things don't seem as bad. When that day will come, I don't know. So, I am just waiting...
I hope that the good times you had with your daughter are always in your heart and mind. I wish you the best.
- At 7:11am on September 11, 2009,
anita latham abbott said…
- we have one on facebook.my sister put it there.my brother loved horticulture.he landscaped an area at 5 rivers in Dayton and in front of the St . VIncent depaul.he also did areas in Chicago.hit was his passion.he also loved the arts.Theatre and singing.
- At 11:38pm on September 6, 2009,
Ann Edmondson said… - Laura ~ I love the picture of ya'll with the "Coke Bear". I am a great collector and that is the first lifelike one I have seen. The picture truely captivates the joy you both are having.
- At 8:24pm on September 6, 2009,
Angela Beaver said… - I would like to add a song. sissys song by alan jackson but i dont know how can you help me or point me in the right direction please
- At 4:29pm on September 6, 2009,
Angela Beaver said…
- Thank you so much for your comment. It helped me. I have always dealt with depression but the pain i feel from losing my mom is greater than anything i ever felt. I has been almost 5 months and i think the numbness is just now wearing off. Im sorry to hear about your daughter. I hope we can chat more. Once again Thank you
- At 1:59pm on September 1, 2009,
Julie Marie Weiss said… - I just read through your email and you are a medical assistant. Are you currently working as a ma, did you take the cma or rma? I will post a picture of mom.
- At 4:10pm on August 30, 2009,
Julie Marie Weiss said…
- Sorry I miss wrote he did not explain it to me, I wonder if mom told him not to say anything, she would never want her baby to here this. As I was so devastated when my dad passed.
- At 4:08pm on August 30, 2009,
Julie Marie Weiss said…
- Thanks for all the encouragement. May I ask when the numbness went away or got better. My mom's doctor never told me that she was so ill she would die within 6 months. He said to me she had chronic conditions and they could not be fixed. I guess he did it explain it well, or I did not really hear what he was saying. She told my friends and rarely mentioned chest pain and I did not tell her doctor. The problem is the doctor said they could not do anything for her but meds.
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I finally pushed myself to go to my in-laws for dinner. It would only be them, us and my brother in law and his wife as well as two nephews. Basically small get together. We were the last to arrive. The house is small with a couch, recliner and a ...
Thanks Gail
Karen - I'm so sorry you are having such a hard time today but quite understand how you feel. And yes, we do these 'festive' things for our families and friends but sometimes we need to do something for US the way we feel we want to do it. If that...
Dear Cindy,
Oh my! I guess I don't believe that God causes storms just so we can weather them. That would mean that God created my daughter and then made her die just to see if I could "weather the storm." Perhaps that's the way one pastor explain...
I set here alone on a holiday I use to enjoy (thanksgiving) I just couldnt find the strength to put on that fake face I needed to to go be with hubbys & my family. They are all caring people I love - I just struggle to be - let alone be around peo...
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Thanks to you all for being here. I needed a little quiet time before putting on my "happy holiday face" so I checked the site this morning. The comments by Gail, Katherine, Karen and Wendy were very much appreciated. I too wan...
"Hugs Love & Strength to all of you"
Thank you, Diana.
I hear that a lot... "get over it" The people who say this have obviously not gone through what we all have. A death whether sudden or over time is not something you can just get over. It doesn't matter if you knew them 1 day, 1 month, 1 year, or ...
my mom and i are having a hard time with the holidays coming up we are taking dinner to a friends house because she just moved and doesnt know were everything is so we are taking food to them but it wont be the same with out grandma there she has ...
So beautiful
i just lost my grandma who i have lived with for the last year and was really close and i am really missing her its really hard right now because of the holidays coming up
Stephanie, I know how you feel. It's such a sad story. I grew up listening to michael. We were only about a month apart in age. It seems to me he was so troubled and had no one that really understood him. Maybe he has found peace. I certainly woul...
Wishing you all the comfort and support we all will need, May we all cry alot, love alot, and eat little.. :),
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To One In Sorrow
Let me come in where you are weeping, friend,
And let me take your hand.
I, who have known a sorrow such as yours, can understand.
Let me come in--I would be very still beside you in your grief;
I would not bid you cease your weeping, friend,
Tears bring relief. Let me come in--and hold your hand,
For I have known a sorrow such as yours, And understand.
-Grace Noll Crowell
And let me take your hand.
I, who have known a sorrow such as yours, can understand.
Let me come in--I would be very still beside you in your grief;
I would not bid you cease your weeping, friend,
Tears bring relief. Let me come in--and hold your hand,
For I have known a sorrow such as yours, And understand.
-Grace Noll Crowell
The Light Beyond
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