🕯 A Place To Be With OTHERS Who Are Grieving! WE support each other.

[Winter2024]

THIS GROUP IS OPEN TO ALL GRIEVERS NO MATTER HOW LONG IT HAS BEEN [years,days].

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Luv,

Nicole  🤗🤗🤗  (Grief Forum)

[Winter2024]

Group Discussion: COMFORT FROM LUV ONES WE LOST!!!  🤗🤗🤗

Tell us about YOUR comfort.

*** As I lay in bed right NOW looking out my one window at the fall colors, it hit me that there is a GENTLE BREEZE moving the leaves on ALL the trees I am  seeing. My sign from my Grandparents who knew how much comfort hiding in my (yes mine/lol) HUGE tree as a child. A spot to let the wind rock me back and forth as I read or napped amongst the branches. Lol, and NEVER fell out. I am MISSING them big time right now. Thank you Grandpops and Mamamae for keeping me SAFE as a child.

Luv,

Nicole  🤗🤗🤗  (Grief Forum)

[Winter2024]

FROM GOOGLE.

Some people believe that deceased loved ones may try to contact us through signs, dreams, or other subtle ways. Here are some possible signs:

[1] Sensing their presence.
You may feel like your loved one is with you, or you might hear or see them. These are known as grief or bereavement hallucinations.

[2] Electrical interference.
You might experience unusual electrical activity, such as flickering light bulbs, power outages, or other disturbances with electronics.

[3] Feathers.
Feathers are a symbol of remembrance, and some say they appear when loved ones are near.

[4] Dreams.
You might have dreams about your loved one, where you have conversations with them, receive guidance, or share moments of comfort.

[5] Smells.
You might smell a scent that you associate with your loved one, such as their perfume or roses.

[6] Sounds.
You might hear your loved one's favorite song right after thinking about them, or you might hear them call out.

[7] Numbers or dates.
You might see your loved one's favorite number or an important date, like their birthday, repeatedly.

[8] Notes or letters.
You might find notes or letters written by your loved one in unexpected places.

[9] Animals.
You might feel that your loved one is contacting you through animals.

[10] Comments.
You might have a stranger say something to you that your loved one was known for saying.

*** Spiritual beliefs vary widely, but many cultures and religions believe that our connections with those who have passed continue in some form.

[JulieT507376]

Woke up at 1:30 this morning to snow!  

[Winter2024]

🎂  OUR BIRTHDAY CLUB!!!

We stop by to wish the birthday person a very special day. Thank you for supporting each other.

Anyone else want to be ADDED to the list?

[1] MC @mc6844  - November 24.

*** Marcy @MarcyW882921 - January 7.

[2] Cadee @Cadee2719 - November 11.

[3] Lisa @LisaJP6763 and [4] Jonibee @jonibee - June 7.

[5] Nicole (me  🙄)  - September 26. And I am still feeling VERY SPECIAL from all the Birthday Posts you guys did for me THIS YEAR 2024.  🤗🤗🤗

[MarcyW882921]

Nicole @Winter2024,

You can add me to the birthday club. Mine is January 7.

Marcy

[MarcyW882921]

Wishing Cadee @Cadee2719 a belated Happy birthday! I hope you enjoyed your special day!🎂🎉💃🏻

[JulieT507376]

Yep Sadie is my only reason!  She is her daddy’s girl.  I have to take care of her.  When I’m unable to take the next step she forces me to.  She is a ball full of energy the I can’t ignore!  I have drama in my life,  family that doesn’t always work and such loneliness in my heart.  But it is such a blessing to be able to put it into words with people that feel the same way.  This community is comforting to me to come to and know there are people just like me.  I’m not alone. ❤️

[Winter2024]

🌞  Happy Tuesday EVERYONE!!!

📸  Attachment  📸  About 6:30am for me and Mister  🐈.  Fed and watered him earlier, yes my alarm clock/lol. Now he is outside being nosey like I am.  🙄  Cadee @Cadee2719 , good luck with refills and setting up ultrasound. So OLDER than me, you made it to 81!!!  👍👍👍

[1] OUR MIAs. You are missed and I hope you will stop by to say hello when you can/feel up to it.  🤗🤗🤗

Susan and Lisa.

@SusanR479241 

@LisaJP6763 

[2] Any UPDATES?  🤔

MC, Cadee, Marcy, Jonibee, Julie.

@mc6844 @Cadee2719 @MarcyW882921 @jonibee @JulieT507376 

Luv,

Nicole  🤗🤗🤗  (Grief forum)

[MarcyW882921]

Nicole @Winter2024 ,

I finished a big, all-day chorus event today and have a little more breathing room! All went well and I am happy to move on to my next project.

Marcy

[Winter2024]

Hanging in there MC @mc6844 . Yes, my old lady has been behaving herself. Lol, told my mechanic the car is going to be the death of me. Walmart as usual tomorrow. I find Tuesdays they seem to have what I need on the shelves.

Luv,

Nicole  🤗🤗🤗  (Grief Forum)

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[*** MC wrote: Good morning Nicole. How are you? You're always asking how everyone is here. I hope your car is good and have a good trip to Walmart. ***]

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[Winter2024]

NOVEMBER 11, 2024!!!

🎂  HAPPY Birthday dear Cadee.

📸  Attachment  📸

[Cadee2719]

  Thank You for the smiles and the birthday wishes.  It has been a crazy day.

[Winter2024]

🌞  Happy Monday EVERYONE!!!

An unplanned day to stay home as I refuse to go to Kroger as usual TODAY. Going to be total CRAZINESS with it being a holiday.

[1] OUR MIAs. You are missed and I hope you will stop by to say hello when you can/feel up to it.  🤗🤗🤗

Susan and Lisa.

@SusanR479241 

@LisaJP6763 

[2] Any UPDATES?  🤔

MC, Cadee, Marcy, Jonibee, Julie.

@mc6844 @Cadee2719 @MarcyW882921 @jonibee @JulieT507376 

Luv,

Nicole  🤗🤗🤗  (Grief forum)

[mc6844]

Good morning Nicole. How are you? You're always asking how everyone is here. I hope your car is good and have a good trip to Walmart. 

[Winter2024]

Okay, you beat the stores with that Cadee @Cadee2719 !!!/lol  😂🤣

But glad he put it up for you. I am sure IF he can't take it down (too busy) one of your neighbors would.

Hmmm, is the tree fake or real?

I have fond memories of helping my Grandparents put up and take down theirs. Then EVERYONE traveled from within our island (Jamaica, West Indies) and from other locations (USA, Canada, England) to celebrate and hang out. Those were the HAPPY DAYS!!!

Luv,

Nicole  🤗🤗🤗  (Grief Forum)

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[*** CADEE wrote: My son took me to my favorite restaurant for dinner for my birthday.  We went on Saturday because the Steelers are playing today and HE NEVER misses watching them.  😁  It was nice.  When we came home, he was kind enough to put up my Christmas tree.  I am learning not to do these things by myself.  I am hoping that my being more careful will help alleviate the pain in my legs.  It is gray and cold outside.  Winter is slowly moving in.  I am loving the change.  My neighbor told me that they don't clear the snow from our streets and when the street turns to ice,  it becomes a SKATING RINK for the neighborhood!  Living in this this community is like living with a huge family of loving, caring, fun people.  i am home and at peace.  ❤️

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[Cadee2719]

  It is fake.  I use to put up TWO HUGE trees because I love Christmas so much.  I also put villages under my trees (something my brothers always did).  My neighbors at my previous home said when they came up the hill and saw this glow at the top of the hill, they knew our house was all decorated and lit up!🤣  The kids on the block loved it.  Growing up in a family of 7 with a widowed mother and very little money, Christmas was about the tree which cost $5.00, baking and caroling for the neighbors.  Typically we got one gift that we all shared.  It could be an old bike from Salvation Army that my older brother painted or an old sled that was repainted for us.  That was it, but you would have thought we got the BEST GIFT EVER.  We had each other and that was all that mattered to us.  Poor but happy and content. I tell friends and family I don't want gifts; I simply want them to come and share a meal and visit.  

[Winter2024]

🌞  Happy Sunday EVERYONE!!!

Lol, I had forgotten tomorrow is Veteran's Day so chances are my Upstairs Neighbors From H.ll will be off. And I am skipping my usual trip to Kroger. Will do Wednesday instead. This Wednesday we have Our Holiday Event. IF you plan on attending, remember to register. Thursday is my 9am appointment with my local LOA (office of aging) to switch my Medicare Part D to hopefully something that fits my 2025 budget. Aetna is deleting my CHEAP SilverScript Plan in 2025.  😭😭😭  Anyone else dealing with Medicare Decisions? Mister  🐈  has been in and out all morning I guess trying to get me out of bed. Got to luv him. My Chichuchua (spelling off  🙄)  = a tall cat indeed, my tiny dog I tell him. Everyone, hope you rested LAST NIGHT - I did in spite of another night of sad dreams and missing my only child in Florida. Hey Marcy @MarcyW882921 , remember to let me know if you run across any Sugar Daddy's in Florida = I need one to move me into their mansion but NOT Trump./lol  🤣😂  Keep your head up. Know you are MOVING FORWARD every time you take that step towards a NEW LIFE. One where your luv ones will ALWAYS be a part of. Keep stepping  👣👣👣. Time to open my curtain, window and luv on Mister.  🐈🤗

[1] Any UPDATES?  🤔

MC, Cadee, Marcy, Jonibee, Julie.

@mc6844 @Cadee2719 @MarcyW882921 @jonibee @JulieT507376 

[2] OUR MIAs. You are missed and I hope you will stop by to say hello when you can/feel up to it.

Susan and Lisa.

@SusanR479241 

@LisaJP6763 

Luv,

Nicole  🤗🤗🤗  (Grief forum)

[jonibee]

Looks like I too have got to switch from Aetna what gives with the huge jump in premium price with this company?...You try to save a buck here and there but I gues they're the only ones to see money in their pockets..Not a little jump but a big jump in their prices...

[jonibee]

It's funny my sign in letters to this site today were GRR...

[Winter2024]

🎂  OUR BIRTHDAY CLUB!!!

Anyone else want to be ADDED to the list?

[1] Cadee @Cadee2719 - November 11.

[2] MC @mc6844  - November 24.

[3] Lisa @LisaJP6763 and [4] Jonibee @jonibee - June 7.

[5] Nicole (me  🙄)  - September 26. And I am still feeling VERY SPECIAL from all the Birthday Posts you guys did for me THIS YEAR 2024.  🤗🤗🤗

[Cadee2719]

My son took me to my favorite restaurant for dinner for my birthday.  We went on Saturday because the Steelers are playing today and HE NEVER misses watching them.  😁  It was nice.  When we came home, he was kind enough to put up my Christmas tree.  I am learning not to do these things by myself.  I am hoping that my being more careful will help alleviate the pain in my legs.  It is gray and cold outside.  Winter is slowly moving in.  I am loving the change.  My neighbor told me that they don't clear the snow from our streets and when the street turns to ice,  it becomes a SKATING RINK for the neighborhood!  Living in this this community is like living with a huge family of loving, caring, fun people.  i am home and at peace.  ❤️

[Winter2024]

🚗🚘  Cadee @Cadee2719 , what year and model is your old girl?

Lol, I am HOPING my old girl (2006 Hyundai Elantra) lasts as long as Virginia ALLOWS  🙄  me to drive.

[Cadee2719]

  I have a 2000 Lexus ES.  It has been maintained by the dealer all these years and is in running like a clock!  I don't mind spending a little money each year to keep it running so well.  My son took it into his garage to fix the window that would not go up (first time ever taken to someone other than a Lexus dealer)  and the mechanic said if and when I wish to get rid of it, HE WANTS IT.  He said the person that did the work on my car did an EXCELLENT job.  Soooooooo  I plan to keep it until it stops running.  I may be gone before that happens.  😁  My husband insisted that I get this car and take good care of it and it has paid off for me.  I think of him each time I drive.  

[Winter2024]

🌞  Happy Saturday EVERYONE!!!

A stay home day for me = NO driving.  🙃🙃🙃

Lol, looking on my Things To Do List and really DO NOT feel like working on it. But NEED to as it keeps getting LONGER by the hour. Hmmm, I guess I need to take trash to dumpster as it will be RIPE soon.  🤮🤮🤮

[1] Any UPDATES?  🤔

MC, Cadee, Marcy, Jonibee, Julie.

@mc6844 @Cadee2719 @MarcyW882921 @jonibee @JulieT507376 

[2] OUR MIAs. You are missed and I hope you will stop by to say hello when you can/feel up to it.

Susan and Lisa.

@SusanR479241 

@LisaJP6763 

Luv,

Nicole  🤗🤗🤗  (Grief forum)

[jonibee]

I got  pass second anniversay by distraction ..Did not dwell on hubby's passing did thought of happier times we shared together ...Both daughters were here so conversation was on many topics..I decided to have canvias prints 8x8 made for our adult grandchildren..Each one chose a different print ..I am looking forward to when they arrive hoping that they came out good..I went with a different company this time as the original company couldn't crop the pictures the way I wanted them to be..So this is a chance that I'm taking..Hopefully it will be the right.  choice..Live & Learn..Healthwise I have my days both good and so-so..those dam knee caps let me know when the weather is changing..I try not to let them get to me but some days are harder than others...Have a nice weekend ..And to all Veterans I salute and thank you for your service...

[jonibee]

"Meant did Think not Thought ..

[Winter2024]

🦃  Any plans for Thanksgiving THIS YEAR 2024?

[1] Julie @JulieT507376 , I hope you ENJOY yours with your family. I am SO GLAD you and Sadie  🐕  will NOT be alone.  🙃🙃🙃

[2] And Ms. Idaho aka Ms. Gourmet Cook aka Cadee @Cadee2719 , I bet you will be cooking up a storm. Lol, you need to send me a Care Package!!!  😂🤣

[3] Me, nope!!! With my only child in Florida and me in Virginia, I am choosing to hopefully enjoy a PEACEFUL day at home.  👍👍👍

[Cadee2719]

  I wish there was a way for you to send me your address.

[Winter2024]

Hi Cadee @Cadee2719 , if you no longer have the email address I had sent the group during my last "had enough" of the bullies - I "is" leaving this site episode/lol  😂🤣  I can send it through the AARP PM (private messaging system).

Let me know IF you want me to.

I never got your email address.

Thanks,

Nicole  🤗🤗🤗  (Grief Forum)

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[*** CADEE wrote: I wish there was a way for you to send me your address. ***]

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[Cadee2719]

  Yes send it through PM.