Information about the Main Board

[laurenE]

The Main  board is a place for those of us who  have lost a friend or loved one. It is a place for all of us  to gather , offering support to each other in our grief.   It is a place  where we are free to be ourselves or be anonymous.  It is our safe place to laugh,  cry,  vent,  express our anger at our situation,  be confused,  or simply share and  remember  the one who has died.   It is a place where we can offer support to others as well as ask for support in our own journey.
  Feel free to respond to posts already started or you can start your own.  Don't forget to go to the introduction board and post a brief introduction about yourself and  how your friend

[meemaw]

I know what we should do on the information board. I will try. My husband was diagnossed with kidney cancer in June of 2004. In August he had his kidney removed, the cancer was at stage 4, but things look pretty good. All of his check ups looked good. I was working at the time and he asked my to retire, since I was going to be 62 in march of 2005. But in May the cancer doctor said there was a spot in his lung that she wanted to watch. But he started having breathing problems and in July he had to go the hospitall twice in an ambulance. Finally we were told the kidney cancer had moved to his lungs. We went  through quite a time just getting him into the surgery to have tubes put in his lungs to remove the fluid. He lasted from July 2005 until April 13, 2006. I took care of him the whole time helping with everything including bathing, trips for treatment( that we knew probably wouldn"t work). The only time I left him was to go to the store for food and to keep my doctors appointments. That made the count 4 people in my family who had had cancer. My mother died from cancer , my father had colon cancer, I had breast cancer and then my husband died from kidney cancer. I did not grieve as I should have. My husband's niece Mak lost her husband to a traffic accident at 47.  They had just celebrated their 25th anniversary. She found this site and e-mailed me about it.  That's how I came to be here. So after 22 months I think i have begun to do the grieving I should have done.    Meemaw

[Shocked]

Six days after we found out we were expecting our second child, my husband died in a car accident. Our two and half year old son who adored his father has no way of grasping of what happened. He just knows his Dada went to heaven and it's far for us to go see him. Our next baby is due in nine weeks and will never have met his father. I think I'm more still in the shock phase of things.

[sweetpea]

Shocked,

I am sorry for your loss, I send my thoughts and prayers to you and your family. I hope that your days and nights are filled with the love of your husband, instead of pain and sorrow. The good times you both shared together with your son. It will be hard I know, but in time it will get better.

 Please come back and post on the boards, help and comfort is here waiting for you, to help you get through this terrible time. Please take Care of yourself and your children they need you, be strong .

We are here for you. 

Sweetpea.

[Hope]

Shocked,

I am just so very sorry for your deep loss.  Please come back & post as you feel able to.  You will find so much comfort & care here.  I will be praying for your family as you grieve.  Please take care of yourself & try to get enough to eat, drink, & try if you can to get enough sleep.  And please come back & share more of your story.  Everyone here cares.

Hope

[laurenE]

Shocked,

My heart aches for you.  I am so sorry.     I'm so glad you found us.  Please come back and post on our main board more of your story.  We are here for you.    And I do want to know when your baby is born.  I love babies!!

Lauren