Happy to be your friend Paula!  Maybe we can talk soon?  I hope so.  We can share our stories, and lean on each other.

Wishing you peace in your heart honey,

~PHYLLIS~ Chads' Mom

Hi Paula,

I've been trying to write but when I hit "Send", nothing happens!  I wonder if you've received any of the messages I sent.  If not, I'll have to try a different way to reply.  Sorry it's been taking so long.  Hope you're as well as can be expected today.

Thinking of you and your family today.  I will light me candle for your Jimmy today.  Just know we are all with you on these days.

susan

Paula, My heart goes out to you on this first anniversary of losing your son, Dec. 7th.  He looks like a very kind person.  Why is it that the best ones are taken from us so young?  I lost my 38-yr. old son to pneumonia on 6/8/09 and am still having trouble dealing with the pain of not having him in our lives.  He had gone to his doctor but she dismissed him as being "not that sick".  He died 10 days later.  He was kind, smart, funny, loved animals, especially cats, and was the family peacemaker.  He seemed so much younger than his 38 years, which is what made him so much fun to be around. 

Hugs and warm thoughts to you,

Janet

Hi Paula,

Thank you so much for thinking of me on Mother's Day. 

I hope the day brought you good memories of your precious son.

I'm fortunate to have three sons that were extra sweet on my first Mother's Day without my daughter, Autumn.  So that did make things better, as well as spending the day with my mom and sister fishing and then having friends over for dinner later.  I was busy all day and didn't have time to "think" much, so that was good.

I hope your day went as well.

Been thinking about you!

Paula

Thank you and I hope your day was filled with warm memories of Jimmy. My Brett was 35 and he was killed in a head on collision last July. My world stopped that day and half my heart has died. I am one of the fortunate moms to have been blessed with another child and she keeps me going. I don't know what I would d without her.Did your son have children?

I know that God never gives us a cross we cannot bear but this time I just can't seem to budge mine. I am so sorry for loss Paula......

Hugs from across the miles

Colleen

Hi Paula, we lost our sons so close together one month apart and their birthdays were also a month apart my son would have turned 18 feb 9th and graduated in May, I see all his friends this week talking about what they did on spring break, we were arguing for the lsat year about him going to south padra island for his senior trip i kept saying no its to dangerous but he kept saying yes and bunch of his friends were going and he would be 18, God how I wish I was worried about him being there instead of knowing i will never see him again, never see him get married or have children, they say God carries us through these times, but sometimes I feel like he drops me and I have to carry this burden alone and that is something I just can't do.

Hi Paula

Today is a day that used to bring celebration and happiness.  Try to remember all of those past birthdays and all the happiness his "birth" had brought you.  I will be keeping you in peaceful thoughts today.  Be patient with yourself.  We just celebrated my daughters (33) year old birthday last week, Mar 1.  It was the second birthday without her.  Broken hearts dont even touch our feelings on birthdays and as a matter of fact, all the other days.

Hi Paula,

thank you for your letter, and Happy Borthday wishes to Jimmy. We still celebrate Tim's birthdays, with a blue cake. I suppose I always will. Do a little something for you today and celebrate all the wonderful years you had with Jimmy.  *hugs* Take care of you.

Happy Birthday to your Jimmy.  Try and feel him smiling down on you, he isn't far away.

Hugs to you

Susan

Paula,

I know today has to be hard for you since it's your sons birthday.  I hope you're doing alright and able to have some peace today. 

Just wanted you to know I'm thinking of you.

Dear Paula - I lost my only child, Tyler, at age 24 on 01/26/10.  You are right - it doesn't matter what age they are.  I will never see him marry, have a family, be there for me when I am old.  Some days I think I might make it, other days I can't imagine how I could possibly go on another day.  This site is here for each and every one of us. 

JoAnn