Hi Lisa!

 Hope you got through Halloween. I really don't care for this night but since I am now in Cincinnati until March, my husband and I went out to dinner. It was nice but again I am in a strange place and miss being home in Sandy, UT. I especially miss my mountains and I am having a hard time getting my bearings here. Anyway, I do have my son, daughter-in-law and new grandson to visit. That was the reason for buying a house here so we could at least see them part of the year. I had a terrible time worrying about the trip and having to fly. I suffer from generalized anxiety disorder and take medication for it but I still was so nervous and scared....I had never flown before. My biggest problem came when the door was shut but I did it and here I am.

I truly em grateful for running into people on the internet who share my feelings and knowing there are others out there going through the same thing makes me think more about them. Time does help and I do find days where I've not thought much about my lost loved ones. Some days are like that depending on how busy I am with my son etc. Having distractions works great :)  Ok, you take care and thanks so much. Valerie

Thank you so much, Lisa.  Today is just a rough day.  I am just trying to allow myself to feel the grief and just be.  My hope is that tomorrow will be better.

Thank you Lisa.  I was recently in the hospital and was telling some of the nurses about what has happened since Sept of last year.  they said I should join a support group.  I said actually I did join one, but then i forgot the name of it.  When I got back home and could view emails I saw I had received some emails from Legacy and then realized this was the one I joined.  The last two siblings passing away this year left me even more devastated as they were the next two to me closest in age.  To have them gone has been very hard on me.  I lost two of my best friends when these two siblings passed away.  I feel so lost.  I use to talk to my sister every day.  We went out to dinner twice a week, and I miss talking and seeing her.  My brother who was deaf would always write to me and me to him.  I miss his letters very much.  He lived in Huntsville Al.  I plan to get down there soon to visit my sister who lives down there.  She has health issues too and I want to make sure I get to see her before one of us passes away.  I am grateful i refound this site. 

Thank you so much Linda, this Holiday will be hard. My sister was with us last Thanksgiving.