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<blockquote data-quote="newstart" data-source="post: 738976" data-attributes="member: 22416"><p>Snow White, Such very sad news, 19 is so young and I am positive the family is in shock. When my son died at 13 from a virus, there were a few things that really helped me. Friends gave me massages and brushed my hair, I could only eat light foods like fruits soups, salads. I noticed people cleaning my bathroom and people in my kitchen organizing food and making sandwiches, others were taking people back and forth to the air port. I will never forget as long as I live, our Priest napping on the floor and going to his meetings and coming right back and working in my kitchen making sandwiches and staying close to us, my son was his assistant at our Church and our poor Priest was besides himself. He was at the hospital when my son died and really could not help us because he was grieved to the core of his being. I felt so sorry for him. It was like I was watching all of this and trying to make sense of what is going on. I remember the genuine support and I remember everyone that was there just to get the news. It was very helpful when someone that had buried a child was there to give me guidance. I felt as if I was shot through the heart and not alive. It took me about 10-15 years after my son's death to feel somewhat normal. It was hard to bury a child and raise another child that is troubled. When more time passes tell your neighbor about The Compassionate Friends, an international support group that helps parents deal with the death of a child. It was my life line and I hope it will be your neighbors. I am so sorry.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="newstart, post: 738976, member: 22416"] Snow White, Such very sad news, 19 is so young and I am positive the family is in shock. When my son died at 13 from a virus, there were a few things that really helped me. Friends gave me massages and brushed my hair, I could only eat light foods like fruits soups, salads. I noticed people cleaning my bathroom and people in my kitchen organizing food and making sandwiches, others were taking people back and forth to the air port. I will never forget as long as I live, our Priest napping on the floor and going to his meetings and coming right back and working in my kitchen making sandwiches and staying close to us, my son was his assistant at our Church and our poor Priest was besides himself. He was at the hospital when my son died and really could not help us because he was grieved to the core of his being. I felt so sorry for him. It was like I was watching all of this and trying to make sense of what is going on. I remember the genuine support and I remember everyone that was there just to get the news. It was very helpful when someone that had buried a child was there to give me guidance. I felt as if I was shot through the heart and not alive. It took me about 10-15 years after my son's death to feel somewhat normal. It was hard to bury a child and raise another child that is troubled. When more time passes tell your neighbor about The Compassionate Friends, an international support group that helps parents deal with the death of a child. It was my life line and I hope it will be your neighbors. I am so sorry. [/QUOTE]
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