Coping After a Sudden Loss Tue, 16 Jun 2026 17:13:02 -0400 Tue, 16 Jun 2026 17:13:02 -0400 Grief In Common http://www.griefincommon.com/connect/forums/coping-after-a-sudden-loss/ Wed, 10 Jun 2026 00:03:54 -0400 http://www.griefincommon.com/connect/threads/how-to-continue-on.3934/ http://www.griefincommon.com/connect/threads/how-to-continue-on.3934/ invalid@example.com (SamanthaSun) SamanthaSun
Is there a limit to how much one heart can hold?

Ever since I was a little girl my life has been riddled with tragic unexpected losses. Life keeps going, yet someone we are expected to get up go to school/work, and pretend like our whole worlds hasn’t just been shattered in every single way. Loss after loss, seeing the bodies of those I love, lifeless, cold. No child, no person should ever have to see that, to experience that. The PTSD of the...

How to Continue on?]]> 3 Sun, 07 Jun 2026 21:13:43 -0400 http://www.griefincommon.com/connect/threads/i-joined-the-dead-dads-club.3937/ http://www.griefincommon.com/connect/threads/i-joined-the-dead-dads-club.3937/ invalid@example.com (lajp) lajp
I am not sure whether this post fits here because my dad didn’t suddenly die as in day-of his accident/fall but two weeks and four days after. So it was sudden but again, I'm not sure if it still counts as sudden. Anyway.

My dad fell on a Thursday (April 23), he was intubated and in the ICU for five days (intubated for about 2-3 days). By May 3rd he was on hospice. And on May 10, shortly after midnight he passed. A day after Mother's Day and a day before my birthday. I'm glad...

I Joined the "Dead Dads Club"]]> Fri, 05 Jun 2026 21:00:27 -0400 http://www.griefincommon.com/connect/threads/lost-dad-suddenly.3933/ http://www.griefincommon.com/connect/threads/lost-dad-suddenly.3933/ invalid@example.com (Miaaa) Miaaa
Lost dad suddenly]]> 2 Tue, 02 Jun 2026 07:54:41 -0400 http://www.griefincommon.com/connect/threads/lost-my-wife-2-weeks-ago.3884/ http://www.griefincommon.com/connect/threads/lost-my-wife-2-weeks-ago.3884/ invalid@example.com (TrumpetDude) TrumpetDude
My wife of three days under a year and a half passed away on November 7th. She was 50 yo. She'd been battling cancer, but that wasn't what killed her. She'd had heart attacks in the past and suffered from congestive heart failure. In recent months her Type 2 diabetes spun out of control, as well. Leading up to her passing she'd been successful mitigating the diabetes using her insulin. But it was too much too late.

On the morning of the 7th I woke up...

Lost My Wife 2 Weeks Ago]]> 2 Sun, 17 May 2026 23:53:24 -0400 http://www.griefincommon.com/connect/threads/i-lost-my-husband-and-the-pain-is-crippling.3805/ http://www.griefincommon.com/connect/threads/i-lost-my-husband-and-the-pain-is-crippling.3805/ invalid@example.com (fgaud) fgaud
I lost my husband and the pain is crippling]]> 9 Sat, 16 May 2026 15:03:19 -0400 http://www.griefincommon.com/connect/threads/double-loss.3928/ http://www.griefincommon.com/connect/threads/double-loss.3928/ invalid@example.com (Kristie66) Kristie66 14 Fri, 15 May 2026 03:07:07 -0400 http://www.griefincommon.com/connect/threads/i-lost-my-beautiful-wife-the-love-of-my-life.3930/ http://www.griefincommon.com/connect/threads/i-lost-my-beautiful-wife-the-love-of-my-life.3930/ invalid@example.com (Jebukah77) Jebukah77
We had been to doctors a few times, a couple months before..
She knew there was something wrong in her body, and she wanted to get answers..
They didn't treat her right or take her seriously..she already had a strong mistrust for doctors..
They took her blood, checked her liver enzymes..said it was all fine and prescribed her vitamins..
She still knew something wasn't right, so she found a primary care provider who was very nice, but still not very helpful or...

I Lost my beautiful wife.. the Love of my life]]> 4 Thu, 14 May 2026 22:31:12 -0400 http://www.griefincommon.com/connect/threads/i-lost-my-mother-and-brother.3926/ http://www.griefincommon.com/connect/threads/i-lost-my-mother-and-brother.3926/ invalid@example.com (Evelily) Evelily
Every one I wanted to come here express that I have lost my mother and brother in a short span of time. I also lost my father some years ago. I have found as time goes on this is getting increasingly difficult. It's unlike any thing I have ever experienced before. I am in deep grief and wanted to to share it with others. I understand the grief of it all and understand it well. What has been some of the go to things anyone has done to help with their grief?]]> 8 Fri, 08 May 2026 13:14:47 -0400 http://www.griefincommon.com/connect/threads/lost-my-boyfriend-suddenly-and-unexpectedly.3925/ http://www.griefincommon.com/connect/threads/lost-my-boyfriend-suddenly-and-unexpectedly.3925/ invalid@example.com (helen85) helen85 I lost my boyfriend suddenly and unexpectedly on 9th January this year. Since then I have felt so lost without him. He was my best friend, my rock, my everything. Its like he was here one day and just gone the next. I have never experienced grief like it. From what started off as a normal day to the worst day of my life. I will never forget that day. I was just in work when the receptionist at my work place said that my Dad had been on the phone. I immediately thought that it was my...

Lost my boyfriend suddenly and unexpectedly]]> 1 Sun, 03 May 2026 10:59:40 -0400 http://www.griefincommon.com/connect/threads/sudden-loss-of-my-fiance.3923/ http://www.griefincommon.com/connect/threads/sudden-loss-of-my-fiance.3923/ invalid@example.com (onlylonely86) onlylonely86 I remember, I had playfully laughed about how quiet he was as I turned to face him in our bed. ( he always snored) His hand was reached out to my back and he was cold and so deafening silent. I'm not sure how long I was in shock (I just stared at his face and rubbed his chest) I never saw it coming. I couldn't get a grasp on what I was dealing with. My brain couldn't register what I was seeing and not believing. I can't...

Sudden loss of my Fiance]]> 3 Thu, 23 Apr 2026 08:36:16 -0400 http://www.griefincommon.com/connect/threads/loss-can-still-be-sudden-even-if-preceded-by-illness.879/ http://www.griefincommon.com/connect/threads/loss-can-still-be-sudden-even-if-preceded-by-illness.879/ invalid@example.com (ES70) ES70
loss can still be "sudden" even if preceded by illness]]> 24 Sat, 11 Apr 2026 18:12:32 -0400 http://www.griefincommon.com/connect/threads/lost-my-mom-suddenly.3882/ http://www.griefincommon.com/connect/threads/lost-my-mom-suddenly.3882/ invalid@example.com (Janie c) Janie c To cope or hardly function . All I want to do is sleep and cry. I have to be strong for my son but I feel like my heart cannot take the pain . I don’t know a life without her in it , and not having her here is the worst pain I’ve...

Lost my mom suddenly]]> 7 Fri, 10 Apr 2026 01:14:32 -0400 http://www.griefincommon.com/connect/threads/double-loss.3908/ http://www.griefincommon.com/connect/threads/double-loss.3908/ invalid@example.com (Wild Queen) Wild Queen
Double loss]]> 2 Fri, 10 Apr 2026 01:05:04 -0400 http://www.griefincommon.com/connect/threads/almost-10-years-and-feels-like-yesterday.3904/ http://www.griefincommon.com/connect/threads/almost-10-years-and-feels-like-yesterday.3904/ invalid@example.com (Lisamadisyn) Lisamadisyn
Almost 10 years and feels like yesterday!]]> 1 Sat, 21 Mar 2026 02:51:19 -0400 http://www.griefincommon.com/connect/threads/maybe-they-are-closer-than-we-realize.3902/ http://www.griefincommon.com/connect/threads/maybe-they-are-closer-than-we-realize.3902/ invalid@example.com (Dalen) Dalen
But I do believe they are closer than we realize even though they have passed and so I wrote this song called "A Brighter Place" © copyrighted

I created this song in hopes to comfort others as I have been comforted.

I was deeply touched by my sister in-laws book she wrote dealing with the loss of her brother in a car accident when he was 9. I am married to her Sister...

Maybe they are closer than we realize]]> 4 Tue, 10 Feb 2026 08:10:08 -0500 http://www.griefincommon.com/connect/threads/regrets-does-anyone-else-have-them-how-do-you-deal-with-them.2094/ http://www.griefincommon.com/connect/threads/regrets-does-anyone-else-have-them-how-do-you-deal-with-them.2094/ invalid@example.com (susananne) susananne
Regrets -does anyone else have them, how do you deal with them?]]> 22 Tue, 06 Jan 2026 08:56:45 -0500 http://www.griefincommon.com/connect/threads/losing-brother-estranged-from-family.3896/ http://www.griefincommon.com/connect/threads/losing-brother-estranged-from-family.3896/ invalid@example.com (AllisonMarie86) AllisonMarie86
Losing Brother Estranged from Family]]> Mon, 05 Jan 2026 19:58:59 -0500 http://www.griefincommon.com/connect/threads/5-months-ago.3892/ http://www.griefincommon.com/connect/threads/5-months-ago.3892/ invalid@example.com (Lisa 2011) Lisa 2011
I lost my soul mate five months ago. We had been together for 14 years. We were each others whole world. We loved doing everything together. The only time we were really apart was when we were working.

This is my first time posting and I am a little nervous.]]> 1 Mon, 22 Dec 2025 02:16:25 -0500 http://www.griefincommon.com/connect/threads/totally-frozen-cant-compartmentalize.3888/ http://www.griefincommon.com/connect/threads/totally-frozen-cant-compartmentalize.3888/ invalid@example.com (sarahanne00) sarahanne00
Totally Frozen....Can't Compartmentalize]]> 1 Fri, 24 Oct 2025 06:33:46 -0400 http://www.griefincommon.com/connect/threads/lost-my-best-friend-and-roommate.3872/ http://www.griefincommon.com/connect/threads/lost-my-best-friend-and-roommate.3872/ invalid@example.com (carolmarie) carolmarie
Lost my best friend and roommate]]> 3