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icarusxat

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27. first, a hug...

Reply to xchrom (Original post)

Sun Dec 23, 2012, 11:26 AM

Dec 2012

next, and this comes from experience...

when a life is gone
it is best to step back

and say, "Wow!"

look at the impact that person has had on you and others

the love will never end

Dr Seuss said, "Be happy that it happened..."

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The death of a child: A parent�s worst nightmare [View all] xchrom Dec 2012 OP

Recommended. H2O Man Dec 2012 #1

Important thread malaise Dec 2012 #2

They have such a difficult road easttexaslefty Dec 2012 #3

Life is never the same again. It goes on but it is never the same. When my daughter died I was monmouth3 Dec 2012 #4

... xchrom Dec 2012 #5

Thank you and back at you..n/t monmouth3 Dec 2012 #23

Yes. Life is never the same. easttexaslefty Dec 2012 #8

My prayers and blessing goes out to you...Easttexaslefty. Ivywoods55 Dec 2012 #14

Hugs to you... monmouth3 Dec 2012 #22

Double hugs..... Ivywoods55 Dec 2012 #10

Thank you Ivywoods55.. monmouth3 Dec 2012 #20

Bless you, Xchrom, as a mother who has also loss a child... Ivywoods55 Dec 2012 #6

i wish you Peace, ivywoods55. xchrom Dec 2012 #7

Thank you Xchrom, and I wish and pray... Ivywoods55 Dec 2012 #11

"how hard life becomes" easttexaslefty Dec 2012 #9

The same to you also Easttexaslefty... Ivywoods55 Dec 2012 #12

A beautifully written article. Arkansas Granny Dec 2012 #13

Bless you Arkansas Granny... Ivywoods55 Dec 2012 #15

It's so true. Sometimes no words are best. OneGrassRoot Dec 2012 #16

Peace be with you, onegrassroot. nt xchrom Dec 2012 #17

when my son die 13 years ago riverbendviewgal Dec 2012 #18

... OneGrassRoot Dec 2012 #19

thank you riverbendviewgal Dec 2012 #25

I am without words. Evergreen Emerald Dec 2012 #30

"I just exist by pretending" renate Dec 2012 #32

May God grant you peace, Riverbendviewgal... Ivywoods55 Dec 2012 #33

Now you've got me crying!!! Again!!! Auntie Bush Dec 2012 #36

Good advice riverbendviewgal Dec 2012 #37

K&R 99Forever Dec 2012 #21

Please read - tells us what REALLY help a grieving person. nt s-cubed Dec 2012 #24

Wish i could give you a hug vankuria Dec 2012 #26

first, a hug... icarusxat Dec 2012 #27

It changes your life forever xloadiex Dec 2012 #28

When my 5 year old daughter died I would have traded places in a heart beat randr Dec 2012 #29

Agreed, Randr, I so agree. Ivywoods55 Dec 2012 #34

The empathy we feel is randr Dec 2012 #35

xchrom, you always post the best threads Tsiyu Dec 2012 #31

Reading more comments on this link riverbendviewgal Dec 2012 #38

the old adage, "Time heals all wounds" simply is not true Skittles Dec 2012 #39