Coping with a loss of any kind can be emotionally draining, mentally taxing
and physically exhausting. Usually one loss leads to many others as we make changes to some or all of our lives as a result of it.
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I wrote my last one telling everyone that I was keeping busy, and boy was I. I found out how much Kirk's death had taken out of me. It seemed for a couple of years I had just been wandering in my life, not quite doing my best, not doing my worst, just wandering. I finally this year decided enough was enough, but when I went to try and put my life back together a little, I just bit off more than I could chew. In the long run though, I had to chew it. From the 1st of December to the end of February I kept busy.
I lost my oldest son when a pleasure boat exploded as he and his friends were enjoying the 4th of July weekend 2000 at the lake and he was bent over the back working on it. Thank god all of his friends were unhurt. He was burnt and fought a good fight for a month and died July 26th, 2000...
My girlfriend's ex died
by Paul V Johnson
I am seeking advice on how to help my girlfriend cope with the very recent loss of one of her earlier boyfriends. I have a lack of experience dealing with death, and other issues complicate both of our feelings. It's hard for me to find the right things to say...
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