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[Friday 10/2/26]

🚗‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌🚘‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌     Driving Safety Risks WHILE GRIEVING!!!

*** When you can, get a RIDE until things settle down for you.

(1) Reduced REACTION Time: Similar to driving intoxicated, grief impairs your ability to react to hazards, making "near misses" or accidents more likely.

(2) Distraction & Disassociation: You may "zone out," forget where you are, or become overwhelmed, leading to missed stop signs or lane drifting.

(3) Sudden EMOTIONAL Surges: Triggers, such as songs or reminders of the deceased, can cause sudden, intense crying that blurs vision and impairs focus.

(4) Physical FATIGUE: Intense loss can cause severe exhaustion, reducing alertness.

loss of my life. just when I think I’ve been devastated til empty, something else is taken from me. my aunt would not listen to me even when she asked so I said I could no longer wait and hope that I would get a word from her. I thought she was respecting my needs but I got another magazine from her this week. I don’t want to reject whatever thing another might be able to do that they consider support but it’s a bit agonizing that people push things at me without accepting anything from me. I’m sorry what I have to say is so hard to take (secondhand) but I must speak of it because it is harder for me to take Firsthand. Maybe I’m just happy when external conditions are good but I don’t think so. Not being considered adds to the trauma. I think some family members listened to my mother too much. She complained about my closing my eyes for school pictures but I had congenital cataracts and surgery before age 30. She said, “everything bothers you” but she also said, “you’re just like your father; he was practically mute.” That her arms hurt so much that Dad slept elsewhere and moaned at night in her sleep later both suggest to me that she had fibromyalgia just like I was diagnosed with around age 30. . . I’ll post this crap as info for others to consider and maybe hear me, but I’ve got to get out of this wallowing!

[Friday 10/2/26]

📜‌‌‌   “Anything that’s human is mentionable, and anything that is mentionable, can be more manageable. When we can talk about our feelings, they become less overwhelming, less upsetting, and less scary. The people we trust with that important talk can help us know that we are not alone.” FRED ROGERS.

[Friday 10/2/26 7:36am ET]

Hi Cecilia ​@CeciliaM384861 , I am SO GLAD you are "surrounded" by your Support Team!!! 👍

Here in Virginia, we are suppose to have rain TODAY & the weekend.

Had a GREAT WEEK as I actually left my Studio Apt 4 days in a row. 👍

This ALWAYS help with my moods of up & down. And it "reminds" me to take 1 Step At A Time. Lol, now for the rain & weekend. A CHALLENGE I will "survive" I am sure. Just knowing DRY DAYS are ahead with some FUN "planned" for Monday keeps a "smile" on my face. 😉

SO GOOD TO HEAR FROM YOU my friend!!!

Luv,

Nicole 🤗💛

➡️[*** CECILIA POSTED - Good morning everyone,  I hope you are all doing well. I’m doing fine. I’ve been busy with my grandchildren which has been wonderful!  It’s cool here this morning but it’s supposed to warm up later today. The weekend promises to be nice too.  I hope you all have a great day and wonderful weekend. Cecilia 

Cecilia

[Friday 10/2/26 4:42am ET]

Good Morning Lisa ​@LisaFM , Barney ​@BarneyL32954 , Mary ​@MaryY478742 , Cecilia ​@CeciliaM384861 , ​@edjojr1 , ​@HighDesertLolly , ​@rl1874 , ​@l124289r , ​@BocaWoman & ​@Sstholder !!!

How are you guys doing?

We hope you will stop by to see us when you can.

Grief & Loss Team 💛 

[Thursday 10/1/26 7:10pm ET]

😴   Starting to get DARK here on my Virginia hill. Hope WE ALL get some "rest" when we head to bed tonight!!! 🤞

Luv,

Nicole 🤗🤗🤗 (Grief Forum)

[Thursday 10/1/26]

👥️     About OUR GROUP!!!

A dedicated, public forum where members SHARE personal stories, find DAILY encouragement, and CONNECT with others navigating SIMILAR losses.

Grief & Loss Team 🤗

[Thursday 10/1/26 9:15am ET]

Yes, I AGREE with you dear James ​@JamesK33 , our kids DESERVE to spend time with the parent who is STILL ALIVE!!! My "only" child, a daughter, is my FOCUS. I "promised" her Dad I would stay well & luv her. Lol, she will be 40 in January, I am 68 & she "rolls" her eyes in our WEEKLY VIDEO CALLS when I ask how she is doing. 😅 Told her NO matter how old she is, she will ALWAYS be my "baby". When I can NO longer drive and/or live by myself, I will move back to Florida where she is. I am in Virginia. BOTH her & her dad were born in Florida. I was born in Jamaica, West Indies. I really ADMIRE your journey dear friend & I know YOUR POST will "touch" someone today. Why? It is "evidence" we will SURVIVE!!! 👍 Thank you SO MUCH for stopping by to see us.

Luv,

Nicole 🤗🤗🤗 (Grief Forum)

➡️[*** JAMES POSTED - While attending a birthday party for one of my sons, I realized that I must concentrate on the blessings I have in my life.  Not throw my life away by focusing on the loss of my wife and the emptiness that her passing caused.  I had many years with my wife and now, as I walk without her, I must focus my time and energy on the blessings waiting in front of me.

[Thursday 10/1/26 8:30am ET]

Good Morning James ​@JamesK33 , Cecilia ​@CeciliaH401383 , Chris ​@ChrisHarbuck101 , Sandy ​@sandyslaga , Laurel ​@LaurelH1933 , Sheila ​@SheilaR696461 , Bill ​@BillD916633 & Joe ​@JoeJ415665 !!!

How are you guys doing?

WE hope you will stop by when you can to see us.

Grief & Loss Team 💛 

[Wednesday 9/30/26]

📜‌‌‌    “It’s possible to go on, no matter how impossible it seems, and that in time, the grief … lessens. It may not go away completely, but after a while, it’s not so overwhelming.” --- NICHOLAS SPARK.