Last night I received word that one of the women in my GriefShare group last fall committed suicide. My family attended this 13 week recovery class for people who had lost a loved one through death. On July 23, 2012, my 34 year old son passed away, ten days after receiving a heart transplant.
This friend lost her husband when a car struck his motorcycle while he was on his way home from work. Thay had been married for years, had grown children and he was close to retirement.
I think most people who have lost a loved one at one time or another have entertained the idea of suicide just to get rid of the excruciating hurt and pain you go through day after day. I think some get beat up and worn down from the ongoing daily "new normal" that has been thrust upon us, that we never wanted.
That is why the blog I did a couple days ago about "Hope Springs Forth" was so meaningful to me. Over the last year the lives of my family have had little hope, so you learn to recognize it and appreciate it when you feel it.
How are you surviving the loss of a loved one?
I am still in shock and SO sad about this. Thank you for being a friend to her and to me
ReplyDeleteBetty Lynn, Thank you and Jeff for being such great facilitators for our GriefShare group.
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