October 2011 Blog Posts (70)

Halloween Regrets and Treats

Halloween was a special holiday for Tim. It was his chance to become his favorite television or comic book superhero, such as the Red Power Ranger or Spider-Man. When he was a baby, it was the costumes that were cute and funny – a puppy-dog, Barney the Purple Dinosaur, or a cowboy. As he got a bit older, the costumes became a little more elaborate – a vampire, the Grim…

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Added by Martin Connors on October 30, 2011 at 11:30am — No Comments

Loosing Someone You Never had a chance to know is sad.

     I searched for the last 20 years for my mother Ruth E. Bubier. I along with 3 other siblings were all told that our mother had died in 1974. To our surprise a week I found my mother through an obituary online and also found out we had 3 more siblings. Our mother also had one child that had passed.

So now instead of just 4 of us there were 8 with only 7 now surviving. My Mothers Name was Ruth E. Bubier of Ipswich Mass.

     A week ago one of my friends said to try and…

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Added by Alayne Hicks on October 28, 2011 at 2:00am — No Comments

MY HUSBAND SUICIDE

IT HAS NOW BEEN 1 MONTH AND 1 DAY SINCE MY HUSBAND DIED DUE TO HANGING HIMSELF IN OUR BEDROOM. HE DID THIS ON 08/24/2011 AND I GOT TO COME HOME TO FIND HIM I CUT HIM DOWN AND STARTED CPR IMMEDIATLY AS MY CHILDREN WATCHED I BRAUGHT HIM BACK BUT I REALIZED 4 WEEKS LATER IT WAS TO LATE AND HE WOULD NEVER COME BACK TO US TO MUCH BRAIN DAMAGE, I THEN TOOK HIM OFF LIFE SUPPORT AND HE PASSED ON 09/26/2011 3 DAYS BEFORE OUR 4TH ANNIVERSARY, WE HAVE TWO CHILDREN AGES ALMOST 4 OUR DAUGHTER  AND OUR 12YR… Continue

Added by Amanda T Ford on October 27, 2011 at 1:28pm — No Comments

Military bereavement study

Plans are underway for a military family bereavement study, according to the Military Times. The proposed 5-year study – the first of its kind – would focus exclusively on military families and the impact of death – whether in combat, by suicide, or due to…

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Added by LegacyConnect on October 27, 2011 at 10:00am — 3 Comments

I lost my  son on Aug. 30 one day after his 32nd birthday  He passed away in his sleep. But. we still don't have any answers as to why.  I miss his so much.  We were very, very, close. Sometimes I fe…

I lost my  son on Aug. 30 one day after his 32nd birthday  He passed away in his sleep. But. we still don't have any answers as to why.  I miss his so much.  We were very, very, close.

Sometimes I feel like I am going to lose it and all I do is cry.

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Added by Kate Heintz on October 27, 2011 at 2:23am — 3 Comments

First Person Obituaries

It’s becoming more common for people to get involved in their own obituaries, but it happens in varying degrees. I once wrote an obit for an elderly doctor who had Parkinson’s; he hired me to collaborate with him to make sure every detail in his accomplished life was correct before the time came. His stories and accomplishments were told in the traditional third person. He didn’t die…

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Added by Susan Soper on October 26, 2011 at 10:00am — No Comments

When Todd was very young, he told John that he wanted to fly in outer space, when it became possible...

When Todd was a little boy, he told his father that he wanted to fly in outer space, as soon as it became possible.  He said that he would be scared, so he'd want John to come with him.  John told him that by the time it became possible to fly in outer space, he (John) would be a very old man and he probably wouldn't want him to go along, as he might be a hindrance.  Todd said, "Don't worry Dad. I'll hold your hand"… Continue

Added by Janet - Todd's Mom on October 26, 2011 at 9:42am — No Comments

Holidays

Today I sit thinking about my father who sadly lost his battle with hardening of the arteries in August 2004 and my younger brother who sadly took his life in May 2007. The holidays are fastly approaching and most of my family has left the small town in which we grew up and soon our family home will be sold. I am having a difficult time putting this into perspective. I miss them so badly and still want to honor them but I feel as if there is so much change going on that I am having mixed…

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Added by Karol on October 26, 2011 at 6:59am — No Comments

I am so sorry for your loss.  I haven't lost a child but I was there with someone I thought of as a very dear friend when two of her children committed suicide and one died of a drug overdose and whe…

I am so sorry for your loss.  I haven't lost a child but I was there with someone I thought of as a very dear friend when two of her children committed suicide and one died of a drug overdose and when her husband was killed.  I even gave her one of our family plots to bury her daughter in when she committed suicide.  I just pray to god you can look thru your grief/deal with your grief in a more positive manner than my friend did to me.  She started texting my husband and the texting led to more… Continue

Added by Barby Flanigan on October 25, 2011 at 6:34pm — 1 Comment

Parental Bereavement Act

How do you cope with the death of a child? How do you endure heartbreaking loss that knocks you down and affects you emotionally, mentally, physically? How do you plan the funeral, take care of all the final arrangements for your child? How do you do all of this – and still go to work everyday?



Grieving is hard work and takes a toll on emotional, physical, mental health. Some…

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Added by LegacyConnect on October 24, 2011 at 2:30pm — 5 Comments

My blog for widowed men

This is my first blog on Legacy and I just want to say I am honored to be part of this group.  The pain of losing a soul mate is harder than anyone will every understand unless they've gone through it.  As part of my healing process, I started a blog for widowed men and I have been writing a mini biography about my wife which I am sharing on the blog.

 

Please visit…

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Added by Ricardo on October 23, 2011 at 2:12pm — No Comments

Fundraiser for the Sarah Rose Catherine Broeder Memorial Fund

Our friend Goldie Bright is making "awareness" ribbons and key chains and selling them for $1 a piece.

Proceeds from the sale of yellow items will go to the Armed Forces Relief Trust; pink items to the Susan G. Komen Foundation; purple to the Twin Towers Fund; orange to the ASPCA; and blue to the "Sarah Rose Catherine Broeder Memorial Fund" for the NCCH Auxiliary Scholarship.

If you would like to order an awareness ribbon or key chain for one of these causes, please contact…

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Added by Carol Broeder on October 21, 2011 at 2:01pm — No Comments

Asking for Money for Funeral Expenses

Q. My cousin just died, leaving his family high and dry. Money management wasn’t one of his talents, and he left no insurance. His wife is disabled, and their son is unemployed. Funeral expenses will more than wipe out what little savings there are. I know it’s incredibly tacky, but I think they should request monetary donations instead of flowers from people to help pay the funeral costs. Is there a tactful way to ask for money? 

 

There are times when…

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Added by Florence Isaacs on October 20, 2011 at 12:30pm — 3 Comments

Emergency Evacuation: Grabbing Your Important Records

Routinely, but sadly, the news reports of residential emergencies—a fire in a family home, regional fires destroying dozens of homes, tremendous storms and flooding. Some of you reading this have experienced home disasters firsthand, living through a frantic evacuation, severe loss of home and personal items, and the uphill climb of rebuilding. All this can…

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Added by Melanie Cullen on October 20, 2011 at 11:00am — No Comments

Life Celebration

We are planning a Life Celebration for Gene, his very close personal friends and "musical" associates have been beyond amazing in putting this together and it is quickly approaching.  I must admit I am quite anxious about it because it will be very difficult to be at this event where my brother usually is singing and he will be the one memorialized by these wonderful people.  His voice will never be heard again, (not in person) and I am so sad.  I know all the obvious points about…

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Added by Margaret Pendino on October 20, 2011 at 9:49am — No Comments

It does get better & Add me if you need Advice Etc;

 Hello , I'd love to start off by letting you know I've been out of the so called "Closet" since my 5th Grade year, & I've always been accepted for who I was ... 95% of the time. How ? Well , Where I come from it's Country , Southern , Full Blown Christian Rednecks (: & Many of us Homosexuals live by Stereotypes "African Americans , Rednecks , ETC: Hate Homosexuals" Well it's no where close to being true. You may think that just because one of them dislike… Continue

Added by Enrique Lopez-Rojas on October 20, 2011 at 12:00am — No Comments

when i first met leah.

   As I remember it the day that leah was born was a bright sunny spring day.  Carol and I lived in Westerville Ohio at the time, so we went to the local hospital Mount Carmel St. Ann's for her birth.  What a difference  from when her brother Michael was born at Grant medical in downtown Columbus. The doctors and nurses were very kind and attentive at St. Ann's not that they were not at Grant but they were very busy.  So busy that Carol was unable to get an epidural. Well at St. Ann's that…

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Added by thomas piteo on October 19, 2011 at 9:11pm — No Comments

Dear Faithful Friends,

Dear Faithful Friends,



Want to make yourself miserable today? Of course you don't!! But if you did, a great way would be to try to figure out what and where you are going to be in your life a month from now, a year from now, 5 years from now --- and if you will be ok, and how things will EVER possibly work out and if everything is just going to come crashing down one of these days --- to worry worry worry.



But you…

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Added by Melissa Minotti-Kloepfer on October 19, 2011 at 12:34pm — No Comments

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