kelly christian
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kelly christian posted a new activity comment 1 month ago
In reply to: rr74 posted an update in the group Tributes and Memorials ”To where you are” Who can say for certain Maybe you’re still here I feel you all around me Your memories so clear Deep in the stillness I can hear you […] ViewI just finished listening to the song….tears…..such beautiful lyrics…this really spoke to me tonight…my brothers’ been gone 6 months and i just lost my Dad 2 1/2 weeks ago. I’m really feeling overwhelmed tonite and i really needed this…thanks for posting…
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kelly christian posted a new activity comment 1 month, 1 week ago
In reply to: apetross posted an update I found a great therapist who is really helping me cope with my grief and anxiety. She told me to think of anxiety and panic as a wave in the ocean. If you struggle against the wave, it […] ViewGood advice….I’ve found myself in that place…where I know it’s coming and I just have to steel myself up…and it does go away. My brother died 5 months ago and my Dad just a week and a half ago…it’s been tough but somehow God gives me the strength I need to keep going…Take care….
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kelly christian posted a new activity comment 2 months ago
In reply to: kelly christian posted an update It’s been a very difficult 5 months since my brother died. In that time I learned my Dad has Colon Cancer and went through surgery. Dad has been in the hospital for 2 weeks now […] ViewThank you for your reply….I am finding Hospice to be a great support….you’re fortunate to have been able to experience that with your brother. My brothers’ illnesses were very chronic in nature so i had no idea i’d be losing him. He’d pulled through so many times before…such a shock. It’s a different experience with my Dad…his dx…[Read more]
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kelly christian posted an update 2 months ago
It’s been a very difficult 5 months since my brother died. In that time I learned my Dad has Colon Cancer and went through surgery. Dad has been in the hospital for 2 weeks now and will be returning to the care home he has been at for 2 years. I finally made the decision to call Hospice in. Dad has Alzhiemers but the funny thing is he has been…[Read more]
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kelly christian replied to the forum topic Were you there when "it" happened or did you need to see your sibling for closure? in the group
Sibling Grief 2 months, 4 weeks agoI got to be with my brother when he died…he had surgery the previous day and his condition was very guarded. I stayed with him all day…he was resting off and on but he had this concerned look on his face as […]
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kelly christian posted a new activity comment 3 months, 3 weeks ago
In reply to: Shirley Rhodes posted an update in the group Support Groups how do you know when you need to seek help dealing? ViewJust by coming to this site you are seeking help Shirley…for myself this is just one aspect of the help i’m getting including counseling. I lost my brother 3 months ago and i’m just dealing the best i can with what i have.
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kelly christian posted a new activity comment 3 months, 3 weeks ago
In reply to: HOLLY posted an update I miss my sister so much, everything sucks so bad right now, im so stressed out, my job sucks, and i miss having my sister to talk to. she always made me laugh/smile. I try to think of what […] ViewI know what you mean Holly…i miss my brother so much…sometimes it’s almost unbearable. I really need him right now…Dad has cancer and the only person i could truly talk to (and he would understand) is my brother…he’s been gone 3 months now…i thought it was supposed to get easier…and i suppose it does on certain levels. It’s like…[Read more]
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kelly christian replied to the forum topic So how does this work, exactly? in the group
Sibling Grief 4 months agoI’m sorry for your loss, (this includes all of your losses). My brother died 3 months ago and because i was his caregiver i continue to get phone calls regarding him (medical supplies, health-care meetings of […]
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kelly christian posted a new activity comment 4 months, 1 week ago
In reply to: KeriCan posted an update in the group Sibling Grief 6 months today since we lost Mike. Can’t believe it still. Seems like just yesterday, but also like forever. ViewThat’s the thing about losing someone so important…it really does seem like yesterday but also forever…i still can’t quite wrap my head (or my heart) around it…..it’s been 2 months and it feels like an eternity since i lost my brother….Take care ….Kelly
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kelly christian posted a new activity comment 4 months, 1 week ago
In reply to: Lynnell posted an update I guess by me seeking out help from others blogs on death, it was meant that I be led here. On September 19, 2011, I was in an emergency room, looking into my sisters eyes as she took her […] ViewSorry for your loss…i know what you mean about reliving certain moments over and over….then i may think for a second “no, that didn’t really happen”…then coming back to reality. I lost my brother on 10/1711….i’ll always remember the look on his face when i left the hospital (only to be called a few hours later informing me that they…[Read more]
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kelly christian replied to the forum topic Ball in a Jar in the group
Sibling Grief 4 months, 2 weeks agoI re-read the Ball in the Jar and my response to it a month after my brothers’ death…..well it’s been a little over two months now and i have a new grief to cope with. I’ve been struggling with the grief […]
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kelly christian posted a new activity comment 4 months, 2 weeks ago
In reply to: Stephanie posted an update Hello everyone! My name is Stephanie just looking around the net for support groups and stumbled on this site. My Sister and best friend passed away 1 year and 15 days ago. It has […] ViewStephanie…i’m sorry for your loss…as i was reading your post it reminded me of my own experience with my brother..He always came home….he was so strong despite all his disabilities..Seeing him in ICU…hooked up to the machines with nurses doing everything to save him…too a memory i will never lose. When i had to say “no more” it…[Read more]
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kelly christian posted a new activity comment 4 months, 2 weeks ago
In reply to: Nikki posted an update Any new year, or the remainder of an old one without our loved ones is hard. There is no appeasing our pain some days. But I wanted to share this with the community. This link was sent to me […] ViewSo beautiful…thanks for sharing this…
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kelly christian posted a new activity comment 4 months, 2 weeks ago
In reply to: Angela posted an update so it’s the last day of 2011, I should be glad to see the back of it but it feels like I’m moving away from a the last year I ever spent with my sister. I don’t want to say to people that […] ViewAngela…i feel the same way…as if i want to somehow hold on….to what? idk…but i feel as though it’s moving me further away from my brother who i lost 2 months ago. I too don’t want to say he died last year. But life does go on and we just have to accept the passage of time. I’m thinking it’s gotta get easier…could it be any…[Read more]
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kelly christian posted a new activity comment 4 months, 3 weeks ago
In reply to: Kathy M. posted an update in the group Sibling Grief thank you rr74 for the encouragement. I do have a tendency to expect more from others than I probably should. I had that discussion with my husband the other […] ViewMy brother had many health issues (some life-long)…he was born with Spina Bifida and all that went with that. He had been struggling with an open wound on his hip for the past 7 1/2 years ….me being his primary caregiver. idk….but i think it makes huge difference when you have been someones caretaker or had to watch the declining…[Read more]
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kelly christian posted a new activity comment 4 months, 3 weeks ago
In reply to: Nikki replied to the forum topic Feelings and how I'm avoiding them in the group Sibling Grief Not my words but this is my wish for you, all of us…..: “Comfort on difficult days, smiles when sadness intrudes, […] ViewBeautiful words, expressing such hope during such difficult times is what keeps us going…thanks Nikki…
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kelly christian posted a new activity comment 4 months, 3 weeks ago
In reply to: Kathy M. posted an update in the group Sibling Grief thank you rr74 for the encouragement. I do have a tendency to expect more from others than I probably should. I had that discussion with my husband the other […] ViewI agree about expectations….sometimes i think ”are these people crazy?….have they no feelings?….But i am able to find support when i need it and this site is one of those places. I’m sorry for your loss (i lost my brother 10/17/11)…it is one of the most difficult things…but i’m so glad to have this site…Take care…Kelly…
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kelly christian replied to the forum topic stupid comments in the group
Sibling Grief 4 months, 3 weeks agoI recently experienced a comment that just literally took my breath away and i couldn’t respond….the tears just started falling. We were on our way to my fiance’s aunt for an after Christmas meal. My […]
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kelly christian posted a new activity comment 4 months, 4 weeks ago
In reply to: kimberleemay@mac.com became a registered member ViewIt sounds like you’re doing what we’ve probably been doing to cope…i just lost my brother on 10/17/11 and it’s still so raw at times…i’ve done the screaming in the car…hitting the door while i do it and it helps for the moment…but life is all about moments…i just responded to another post saying i have been able to have times of…[Read more]
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kelly christian replied to the forum topic Question for "non-newbies" in the group
Sibling Grief 4 months, 4 weeks agoSarah….it’s been barely 2 months since i lost my brother…i had been his caregiver for the past several years….Our Dad is in a nursing facility with Alzheimers…He asked me yesterday…”so what do you do […]
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My brother passed away two months ago. He was under Hospice care for the last month of his life. The hospice doctor told him he only had a couple of days to live but he was a fighter and it took more than a month before he died. During that month I spent as much time with him as I could and he taught me a lot about life during that time. He…[Read more]
Thank you for your reply….I am finding Hospice to be a great support….you’re fortunate to have been able to experience that with your brother. My brothers’ illnesses were very chronic in nature so i had no idea i’d be losing him. He’d pulled through so many times before…such a shock. It’s a different experience with my Dad…his dx…[Read more]