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Category Archives: Grief
I Don’t Have Much to Say
There are so many little things I want to talk to my husband about. They’re meaningless to other people, or they’re inside jokes, or they’re the silly little things that are such a big part of an intimate relationship. So … Continue reading
The Reason for Pain
Decades ago when I was in my early 20s my ex-husband – not my soul-mate husband who died recently, but a good and brilliant man nonetheless – gave me this answer in response to my demand to understand “why animals … Continue reading
Posted in Grief, Suicide
Tagged Grief, my husband is dead, overcoming grief, rage at the universe, Suicide, the warrior project, troubled man, warrior, Warrior Project
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He Did Not Ask My Permission
Someone just posted the following on one of the suicide loss groups on Facebook: “We need to find a way for it to be ok when a person feels they have to ‘opt out’ of their life. We need to … Continue reading
Unbearable Loneliness
I have never been lonely in my life – until now. I had never understood loneliness or how it can eat people up. I’ve always been so busy with work, dozens of projects in process, and a constant pile of thoughts … Continue reading
Posted in Grief, Loneliness
Tagged depression, Grief, Loneliness, sadness, warrrior project
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From HuffPost: No One Tells You This About Loss, So I Will
THE BLOG No One Tells You This About Loss, So I Will Huffington Post 06/01/2016 08:28 am ET | Updated Jun 03, 2016 4.8k Cora Neumann Founder, Global First Ladies Alliance; Former Senior Advisor, U.S. Department of State No one … Continue reading
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Tagged Cora Neumann, Grief, Huffington Post, HuffPost, Suicide, suicide prevention, want to die, wanting to die
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Does It Hurt When Friends Call to Check In?
Just got a call from a friend who wanted to check in. She said that lots of our mutual friends are thinking of me, but are afraid to call or check in themselves, because they don’t want to upset me, … Continue reading
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Tagged coping skills, Grief, grieving, isolation, my husband is dead, overcoming grief
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The Hardest Part…
I think the hardest part of my husband’s suicide is the recognition of how much emotional and physical pain he was in, and how it must have colored every aspect of his life. Although I desperately miss him and am … Continue reading
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I Will Not Be Silent
The Warrior Project will be a warm, welcoming drop-in center for those living with extreme emotional and/or physical pain coupled with hopelessness, and a resource for families and friends fearing for the life of, or grieving the loss of, the … Continue reading
Posted in Grief, John K Snyder, Suicide, Warrior Project
Tagged Grief, I will not be silent, John K Snyder, John Kelly Snyder, overcoming grief, Suicide, Warrior Project
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My Daily Grief
As much as I love(d) my husband, I have no desire to feel the kind of pain I’m in for the rest of my life. I LOVE(D) that man. Ask anyone who knew me. It was always about John. (Or … Continue reading
Breathe
http://imgur.com/n5jBp45 There have been too many moments in the past nearly three weeks when I have felt unable to breathe… and moments when it seemed all I was capable of was to breathe. **************** In memory of my beloved husband … Continue reading