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Coming up on the 2nd Anniversary of my father's death. I haven't even been out to his house since he died. His death and the resulting grief were probably the most difficult things I ever experienced. My local hospice offered grief counseling and that helped a lot. A book recommended by my counselor was one called "Father Loss." It talked about when a man loses his father he begins to reevaluate his own life. I've done that to a large degree and have made some changes and decisions, some good, some not as good. I need to go out to his house. Most of the stuff is packed up and it's for sale. I just can't seem to get that extra push I seem to need to go there. God bless everyone.
 

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Coming up on the 2nd Anniversary of my father's death. I haven't even been out to his house since he died. His death and the resulting grief were probably the most difficult things I ever experienced. My local hospice offered grief counseling and that helped a lot. A book recommended by my counselor was one called "Father Loss." It talked about when a man loses his father he begins to reevaluate his own life. I've done that to a large degree and have made some changes and decisions, some good, some not as good. I need to go out to his house. Most of the stuff is packed up and it's for sale. I just can't seem to get that extra push I seem to need to go there. God bless everyone.

(((sacerdote))) I'm so sorry for your loss.

I lost my sweet mama in December. It has been so difficult. I haven't been to her grave yet. I bought her a card for Mother's Day, so that I could write her a note, but I still haven't been able to do that yet.

I pray that God will heal our broken hearts.
 
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(((sacerdote))) I'm so sorry for your loss.

I lost my sweet mama in December. It has been so difficult. I haven't been to her grave yet. I bought her a card for Mother's Day, so that I could write her a note, but I still haven't been able to do that yet.

I pray that God will heal our broken hearts.

I had a wonderful relationship with my mom who died 6 years ago and a rotten one with my dad. Right after my dad died my dog and cat died. I know what you're going through. Grief is individual for everyone and whatever you're feeling is normal for you. Something that obtaining grief counseling helped me do is grieve better. I really got bogged down and wasn't myself at all for quite a while. Yet something that helped me release some of the pent up emotion was to write a letter to my father and I did. As you can imagine it was pretty emotional. But I got to say all the things I wanted to say to him and it helped me move forward a little bit. God bless you during this time of grief. Remember Jesus' words, Blessed are they who mourn for they shall be comforted. If you ever want to talk just pm me.
 
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So sorry about the death of your father. It is difficult and everyone grieves in different ways and I don't think you ever get over it, but it does get better.

My husband died three years ago on July 1st 2007. Even though he was sick with cancer it was still a shock when he died. I also went to Hospice for their grief counseling and it helped me a lot. The first year was the hardest, but it has gotten better.
 
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