🤔 What CHALLENGE(s) Are YOU Facing RIGHT NOW?

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[SpringIsHereVA]

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[SpringIsHereVA]

Geraldine @GeraldineTucker , @Taishewy092876 how are you BOTH doing?  💛

I hope you will stop by AGAIN!!!

Luv,

Nicole  🤗🤗🤗  (Grief Forum)

[GeraldineTucker]

I I lost a job, two college roommates and two young relatives to death and loss of a dear friendship all in a short period of time. It's been hard and painful. I walk in nature   to talk with God. The loneliness is overwhelming. I feel lost, numb and sad. I read alot, yoga and meet with friends. I tell myself this too shall pass.

[MarcyW882921]

I'm very sorry to hear about your losses. It's good that you are reaching out for some support @GeraldineTucker. You have had a lot of loss in a short period of time! The numbness is our body's way of protecting us for a period of time. Then, all of the other things you described come pouring in. Despite the challenges, you are socializing and finding ways to take care of yourself. You are strong and will get through this in your own time.

Marcy

[SpringIsHereVA]

Geraldine @GeraldineTucker , I ADMIRE your faith and as you already know, whatever does not kill us makes us stronger. Gosh, losing a job is NO PICNIC!!!  😤  I am SO GLAD you stopped by and hope you will AGAIN.  💛  So sorry for your loss and know they are ALWAYS with you my friend. I am here IF you need me anytime. Luv, Nicole  🤗🤗🤗  (Grief Forum)

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[*** @GeraldineTucker wrote:

I I lost a job, two college roommates and two young relatives to death and loss of a dear friendship all in a short period of time. It's been hard and painful. I walk in nature   to talk with God. The loneliness is overwhelming. I feel lost, numb and sad. I read alot, yoga and meet with friends. I tell myself this too shall pass. ***]

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[SpringIsHereVA]

What are YOU dealing with at the moment?  ‌‌‌‌🤔‌‌‌‌

NEVER feel ashamed about any challenges you are facing.

WE ALL will have them at some point of our lives.

*** Stop by to SHARE when you feel up to it and/or SUPPORT another griever. Members helping members.  ‌‌💛‌‌

I am ALWAYS here IF you need me.

Luv,

Nicole  ‌‌‌‌🤗‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌🤗‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌🤗‌‌‌‌  (Grief Forum)

[SpringIsHereVA]

I am thinking of YOU & know the "challenges" YOU shared with us will make you stronger. Yes, while we are going through them it seems they will NEVER end.

Luv you @Taishewy092876 @MarcyW882921 @mc6844 @CarolD435501   @EileenP559346 

 @Murphy8344 @tyMI95  @CarolynS674392  @dl72363359   @KimberlyM389662  💛

Nicole  🤗🤗🤗  (Grief Forum)

[SpringIsHereVA]

♻️  This NEVER use to be on my mind but has been of late.

Worrying about dying BEFORE I make it back to Melbourne, Florida where my only child lives.

WE BOTH had moved here to Virginia from Florida. She HATED Virginia and moved back. I fell in LUV with Virginia and stayed.

Now at age 67 this year 2025, I know it is time to make my way back to Florida.

Wish me luck.  💛

[MarcyW882921]

Good luck! Keep your eyes on your goat and you will get there.

Marcy

[SpringIsHereVA]

Thanks Marcy @MarcyW882921  💛

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[*** @MarcyW882921 wrote 4/3/25:

Good luck! Keep your eyes on your ➡️*** GOAL ***⬅️ and you will get there.

Marcy ***]

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[SpringIsHereVA]

Hi Murphy @Murphy8344  , I HOPE you have been able to find some PEACE dear friend. Luv you SO MUCH and hope you will stop by AGAIN to see us. Nicole 🤗🤗🤗

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[*** MURPHY wrote: My family and friends want a Celebration of Life which is ok, but ifI invite all of the people who are telling me they want to come, I can't afford it. What do I say to these people?  How do I explain I can't afflord over a certain number of people? ***]

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[SpringIsHereVA]

Hi Eileen @EileenP559346  , I HOPE you have been able to find some PEACE dear friend. Luv you SO MUCH and hope you will stop by AGAIN to see us. Nicole 🤗🤗🤗

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[*** EILEEN wrote: There are so many challenges.  Practical challenges like having to call repair people.  And then the hardest challenge.  It has been 8+ months and I feel more in the throws of missing him than I did a few months ago.  And the challenge is that my friends and family pretty much don't want to hear it anymore.  They don't know how to comfort me anymore.  And I totally get it.  But they may have moved on but I haven't.  I still need to talk about him and my pain.  I am starting Grief Share again this Sunday.  I really hope that helps.  I need something to help.  I wake up in the morning and my first thought is of him and how much I miss him.  I go to bed and my last thought is also of missing him.  I know my story isn't unique and I feel for each and every one of you that is also going through this terrible grief. ***]

[Taishewy092876]

I must say how much i can relate. So many feelings and words that cannot be formed. I'm not sure if I'm living or just floating through life. 13 years... He is all i know.. Single for the rest of my life. No one will ever be him. All i want is him. Im ok with being single. I ofter wanting god to call me home, so that I can reunite with him. He has taught me how to love myself and love others the way god love me.  Never in a million years would I have thought I would have to live without out him. No one understands the daily fight, the battle , and the strength that I need just to get through the day. I don't show it, but I'm brokenhearted, mad, and angry. Not at so much with God, but why him? I wasnt ready. When he took, I died as well... I try to live my life the way he would expect me to. What would he expect of me. I play his music every day, just to smile..... He truly love me. He wove me the way God wants, not of an earthly man. I can say today, I know what       true love is.... I know what it feels like. I before he came into my life , I throught i I knew what  love was,  No i realize i didnt know... But with him i knew then and now. I decedicate my entire life to him. Let his ways shine through me. ... 

[SpringIsHereVA]

@Taishewy092876 , tears were in my eyes as I read your post dear friend.  😭  And I ADMIRE your determination to continue to live. Yes, I have my moments of wanting to join the love ones I lost but know my only child still needs me. My 38 year old baby. Yes, they are always that no matter how old they are.  💛  I am SO GLAD you stopped by and hope you will again. I am ALWAYS here for you. Luv, Nicole 🤗🤗🤗 (Grief Forum)

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[*** @Taishewy092876 wrote 4/14/25:

I must say how much i can relate. So many feelings and words that cannot be formed. I'm not sure if I'm living or just floating through life. 13 years... He is all i know.. Single for the rest of my life. No one will ever be him. All i want is him. Im ok with being single. I ofter wanting god to call me home, so that I can reunite with him. He has taught me how to love myself and love others the way god love me.  Never in a million years would I have thought I would have to live without out him. No one understands the daily fight, the battle , and the strength that I need just to get through the day. I don't show it, but I'm brokenhearted, mad, and angry. Not at so much with God, but why him? I wasnt ready. When he took, I died as well... I try to live my life the way he would expect me to. What would he expect of me. I play his music every day, just to smile..... He truly love me. He wove me the way God wants, not of an earthly man. I can say today, I know what       true love is.... I know what it feels like. I before he came into my life , I throught i I knew what  love was,  No i realize i didnt know... But with him i knew then and now. I decedicate my entire life to him. Let his ways shine through me. ***]

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[mc6844]

Eileen, I hope you're feeling somewhat better. The pain of loss does pass with time. The missing can be an energy to attend to certain things for instance, health matters. Or maybe an option to stop and rest, and what's most important to you at this time. Stopping by the forum and sharing your grief will lighten the load for the day. Take care!

[SpringIsHereVA]

Hi Jen @tyMI95 , I HOPE you have been able to find some PEACE dear friend. Luv you SO MUCH and hope you will stop by AGAIN to see us. Nicole 🤗🤗🤗

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[*** JEN wrote: My mother passed away on 1/20. I think my biggest challenge right now is the ability to look in the mirror.  I mean, I've always known I look like my mom, but now, good gravy, with her passing all I can see is her in the mirror staring back at me. I guess a positive spin would be I'll always be able to see her, but for now, not so much. Jen ***]

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[mc6844]

Jen, I know what you mean. I had a similar experience when a loved one passed. And before another loved one passed, I saw her walking beside me. I couldn't believe it. She died a few days after that. Life is fluid. The way it all happens in it's different stages is a mystery. Its best not to try and figure it out, I think. Take care!

[SpringIsHereVA]

Hi Carolyn @CarolynS674392 , I HOPE you have been able to find some PEACE dear friend. Luv you SO MUCH and hope you will stop by AGAIN to see us. Nicole 🤗🤗🤗

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[*** CAROLYN wrote: I am grieving my husband and also trying to assist my mother by cheering her up.  She is depressed and cries to me a lot.  I guess that's my role.  She doesn't complain to my sisters.  Today was a good day.  My dad and mom and I went to see my niece's artwork in a district-wide art show.  Then we had lunch out.  We don't go out very much but we should.  She seemed happy today.  I'm very glad. ***]

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[mc6844]

Carolyn, it's so good of you to support your mother while going through your own grief. I'm sorry for the loss of your husband. Take care!

[SpringIsHereVA]

Hi @dl72363359  , I HOPE you have been able to find some PEACE dear friend. Luv you SO MUCH and hope you will stop by AGAIN to see us. Nicole 🤗🤗🤗

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[*** @dl72363359 wrote: At the behest of my children I moved three months after my husband's death.  At the end of January I left Texas and  moved to Wisconsin. It's taken three more months  to recover from moving to a strange new place without my husband and a totally different climate 

And just as long to find a Church, as I'm a Christian.  All I want to do is nothing. Or cry. Or just sleep.  I lost my son the year before on July 4th to a massive heart attack. Loss and grief cannot be outrun. Are the things o am feeling  normal? ***]

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[mc6844]

I'm so sorry for your losses. Adjusting to a new environment can't be easy. But the hard times will pass. The pain and awful sadness passes. Stopping by the forum can help you get through this time in your life. Take care!

[SpringIsHereVA]

Hi Kim @KimberlyM389662 , I HOPE you have been able to find some PEACE dear friend. Luv you SO MUCH and hope you will stop by AGAIN to see us. Nicole 🤗🤗🤗

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[*** KIM wrote: Not very good. I lost my husband of 30 years in January. I am trying to figure out what to do now. I have an adult disabled son, he is profoundly autistic and has the mind of a 5 year old. He says Daddy's in heaven but he doesn't understand what heaven is. I had a very bad fall the end of 2020 which resulted in multiple traumatic fractures in my back. I ended up having to have a six level spinal fusion but, I now I have four bulging desks, bone spurs, and permanent nerve damage. ***]

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[SpringIsHereVA]

Hi Carol @CarolD435501 , I HOPE you have been able to find some PEACE dear friend.  Luv you SO MUCH and hope you will stop by AGAIN to see us. Nicole  🤗🤗🤗

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[*** CAROL wrote: Today, I feel  alone, scared, really missing my Love.....<Monroe.....I need to go to bed...but do not want to....I DO have a sweet doggie...A rescue...and she has rescured me....and I am thankful for her.....I am trying to stay away from the big wave......It will eventually give up...and I will be ....from it and have calm waters around me......Bless everyone grieving.   and all are in my prayers......]

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[SpringIsHereVA]

Missing my daughter in Florida, I am in Virginia.  😭

Hang in there EVERYONE!!!  👍

Nicole  🤗🤗🤗

[MarcyW882921]

I hope you get to see your daughter today Nicole @SpringIsHereVA for Mother's Day even if it is only a video call!

Marcy

[mc6844]

I hope you get to see your daughter often. It's good we have internet to keep up with everyone these days. Sometimes I get confused with the dates on posts on the forum. So not sure if I've posted on another post. I gotta go slow these days. My brain gets to places before my feet  lol  I guess that's the way it goes. If we go slow we'll be okay.

[MarcyW882921]

I'm with mc @mc6844 concerning the dates on the forum. Sometimes I get an Email message and when I look at it the date passed by awhile ago! Thanks for making me feel better!😊

Marcy

[mc6844]

Hope you find a happy medium to where you want to live. You can do what you feel you need to. Just take good care of yourself Nicole. 

[MarcyW882921]

You too Nicole @SpringIsHereVA could be in Florida! 😎🍊

Marcy