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Bereavement

In reply to the discussion: I know I'm not ready [View all]

electric_blue68

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11. {hug} While not the same...
Mon Sep 30, 2024, 01:28 AM
Sep 30

Sorry for your loss.

My Mom got very sick w asthma when was about 5 1/2. A very vital woman reduced to fighting for breath often hour, after hour etc.

Eventually she improved, and even got waaaay better about ?11 yrs later.

Anyway, when she got to her early '80's I started thinking how much longer did she have. She wasn't my best friend, but a quite a remarkable person in many ways. Loved her so much. I started thinking to myself;
she wouldn't want me to be too sad for too long.

Now, I was going grieve; however I think repeating this to myself for several years did help me. While devastating when it happened bc it had a sort of freak medical aspect - I think it took the sharpest edge off.

Your dear love would want you and it's a gentle step by step process to have happiness in your life.

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