Loss of a Parent Sun, 08 Mar 2026 20:23:55 -0400 Sun, 08 Mar 2026 20:23:55 -0400 Grief In Common http://www.griefincommon.com/connect/forums/dealing-with-a-loss/ Sat, 31 Jan 2026 21:03:59 -0500 http://www.griefincommon.com/connect/threads/lost-my-dad-when-i-was-12-i%E2%80%99m-now-19-and-still-feel-like-there%E2%80%99s-a-piece-missing-from-my-life.3864/ http://www.griefincommon.com/connect/threads/lost-my-dad-when-i-was-12-i%E2%80%99m-now-19-and-still-feel-like-there%E2%80%99s-a-piece-missing-from-my-life.3864/ invalid@example.com (Harry moore) Harry moore
Lost my dad when I was 12, I’m now 19 and still feel like there’s a piece missing from my life]]> 2 Thu, 22 Jan 2026 22:46:47 -0500 http://www.griefincommon.com/connect/threads/doomed-from-the-start-i-guess.3898/ http://www.griefincommon.com/connect/threads/doomed-from-the-start-i-guess.3898/ invalid@example.com (gray1967) gray1967
Doomed from the start I guess.]]> 1 Tue, 23 Dec 2025 00:47:59 -0500 http://www.griefincommon.com/connect/threads/i-miss-my-dad.3883/ http://www.griefincommon.com/connect/threads/i-miss-my-dad.3883/ invalid@example.com (AnnieBananie) AnnieBananie
I. MISS. MY. DAD.]]> 1 Mon, 22 Dec 2025 22:45:02 -0500 http://www.griefincommon.com/connect/threads/still-grieving-after-5-years.3891/ http://www.griefincommon.com/connect/threads/still-grieving-after-5-years.3891/ invalid@example.com (SadieSonoma) SadieSonoma
Still grieving after 5 years]]> Sat, 13 Dec 2025 08:28:47 -0500 http://www.griefincommon.com/connect/threads/isolation-has-became-my-new-reality.3881/ http://www.griefincommon.com/connect/threads/isolation-has-became-my-new-reality.3881/ invalid@example.com (Bri2023) Bri2023 6 Sat, 22 Nov 2025 16:40:33 -0500 http://www.griefincommon.com/connect/threads/lost-my-dad-12-2020-from-esophageal-cancer.3131/ http://www.griefincommon.com/connect/threads/lost-my-dad-12-2020-from-esophageal-cancer.3131/ invalid@example.com (sbohlmann1238) sbohlmann1238 It's been a good year and a half since my Dad passed. I am continuing this grief journey - some days are ok, some days are bad. It's definitely day-by-day. My parents had retired in 2016 and moved to their beautiful lake home in November 2017. October 2019, my Dad was diagnosed with Stage IV esophageal cancer. He had a few symptoms - weight loss, hoarseness in his voice and sudden trouble swallowing. A scope revealed he had cancer, a few weeks later we learned it was terminal. My Dad...

Lost my Dad 12/2020 from Esophageal Cancer]]> 1 Tue, 18 Nov 2025 08:46:43 -0500 http://www.griefincommon.com/connect/threads/a-daughter%E2%80%99s-story-saying-goodbye-to-my-father.3870/ http://www.griefincommon.com/connect/threads/a-daughter%E2%80%99s-story-saying-goodbye-to-my-father.3870/ invalid@example.com (Lovingmyfather) Lovingmyfather Hi everyone,

I lost my dad two months ago, and I’ve been struggling to find the words—or the energy—to talk about it. He passed away from ALS, and it happened so suddenly that I still feel like I haven’t caught up with reality.

I saw him just two days before I moved to North Carolina. Saying goodbye felt so hard, but I didn’t know it would be the last time. Shortly after I moved, I got the call that he had passed. I felt completely broken. It was like the ground disappeared beneath...

A Daughter’s Story: Saying Goodbye to My Father]]> 1 Tue, 11 Nov 2025 22:58:20 -0500 http://www.griefincommon.com/connect/threads/whirlwind-of-emotions.3876/ http://www.griefincommon.com/connect/threads/whirlwind-of-emotions.3876/ invalid@example.com (kathylovespets) kathylovespets Hugs to everyone.]]> 1 Sun, 09 Nov 2025 23:24:10 -0500 http://www.griefincommon.com/connect/threads/my-dad%E2%80%99s-story.3878/ http://www.griefincommon.com/connect/threads/my-dad%E2%80%99s-story.3878/ invalid@example.com (BlackCherry26) BlackCherry26
My Dad’s Story]]> 1 Mon, 27 Oct 2025 20:56:16 -0400 http://www.griefincommon.com/connect/threads/anticipatory-grief-how-to-manage-when-each-day-is-the-last.3436/ http://www.griefincommon.com/connect/threads/anticipatory-grief-how-to-manage-when-each-day-is-the-last.3436/ invalid@example.com (LouiseA) LouiseA We are exhausted emotionally, our days are filled with thoughts about poor dad and what can do to bring quality to his...

Anticipatory grief, how to manage when each day is the 'last']]> 7 Sat, 20 Sep 2025 23:24:39 -0400 http://www.griefincommon.com/connect/threads/lost-my-mom-in-august.3857/ http://www.griefincommon.com/connect/threads/lost-my-mom-in-august.3857/ invalid@example.com (mend1ma) mend1ma
Lost my mom in August]]> 3 Wed, 17 Sep 2025 03:28:23 -0400 http://www.griefincommon.com/connect/threads/i%E2%80%99m-not-okay-without-her.3819/ http://www.griefincommon.com/connect/threads/i%E2%80%99m-not-okay-without-her.3819/ invalid@example.com (JustAGirl) JustAGirl
I lost my mom recently. She had been sick for a while, but none of us expected this to be the end. It still feels sudden, like we got the rug pulled out from under us. One day she was here, and now she’s not—and somehow, the world just keeps moving.

I came here because I need a space to be real. I’m tired of saying “I’m okay” when I’m really not. Most of the time, I’m just trying to function. Some days I feel like I’m in a fog, and others I’m just numb. The smallest...

I’m Not Okay without Her]]> 6 Sat, 06 Sep 2025 07:36:24 -0400 http://www.griefincommon.com/connect/threads/lost-my-mom-in-july.3861/ http://www.griefincommon.com/connect/threads/lost-my-mom-in-july.3861/ invalid@example.com (Nikkisimone23) Nikkisimone23
People keep telling me it will get easier with time, but my mom was my everything and I don't see how it could. It also feels disrespectful to my mom and her life if things do get easier.

How do I keep...

Lost my mom in July]]> Sun, 24 Aug 2025 21:33:01 -0400 http://www.griefincommon.com/connect/threads/a-daughter-and-bride-to-be-grieving-the-loss-of-her-father.3858/ http://www.griefincommon.com/connect/threads/a-daughter-and-bride-to-be-grieving-the-loss-of-her-father.3858/ invalid@example.com (LittleSarahP) LittleSarahP
So sorry we are all here facing the same kind of difficult loss. Grateful we have a place like this for support. Happy to help any others in any way I may be able to. I newly joined this forum as it has been 6 weeks since I lost my dad. He was a long time heart patient and lived with an LVAD for nearly 12 years. Through his health struggles he was all but forced to become sober and it was in the last years of his life when I felt we really started truly getting to know one...

A daughter, and bride to be, grieving the loss of her father...]]> Sun, 10 Aug 2025 18:26:15 -0400 http://www.griefincommon.com/connect/threads/i-just-lost.3854/ http://www.griefincommon.com/connect/threads/i-just-lost.3854/ invalid@example.com (K.velasco1379) K.velasco1379 I just list my mom to sepsis it was unexpected and while I grieve I'm watching my dad married for 50 years with mom slowly lose his will to go on he is lost devastated and is giving up right in front of me, I feel helpless and unequiped to handle the tasks at hand...I am mentally drained and physically exhausted. It's nice to find others who can relate here unfortunately cuz of the topic but fortunately c7z we can help eachother get through what seems impossible right now]]> Tue, 15 Jul 2025 13:09:07 -0400 http://www.griefincommon.com/connect/threads/loss-of-mom.3388/ http://www.griefincommon.com/connect/threads/loss-of-mom.3388/ invalid@example.com (KatyMae) KatyMae
Loss of Mom]]> 2 Tue, 15 Jul 2025 13:02:55 -0400 http://www.griefincommon.com/connect/threads/lost-without-him.3688/ http://www.griefincommon.com/connect/threads/lost-without-him.3688/ invalid@example.com (delacem1) delacem1
Lost without him]]> 3 Tue, 15 Jul 2025 12:59:28 -0400 http://www.griefincommon.com/connect/threads/my-mom-died-october-28-2024.3778/ http://www.griefincommon.com/connect/threads/my-mom-died-october-28-2024.3778/ invalid@example.com (KathyBeth) KathyBeth
She was awesome. She lived to be 90.5. Although it was expected it still felt sudden. She went in for a procedure, that went well, then she had a complication, which they repaired. Then she just slipped away.

For the past 6 years she lived with me and my husband and teenage son, he was 10 when she moved in. I was her primary caregiver, she had COPD and was on Oxygen 24/7 had breast cancer and wet MDA. But she was sharp as a tack. Kept...

My Mom died, October 28, 2024]]> 2 Tue, 15 Jul 2025 12:46:58 -0400 http://www.griefincommon.com/connect/threads/i-lost-my-dad-in-may-unexpectedly.3844/ http://www.griefincommon.com/connect/threads/i-lost-my-dad-in-may-unexpectedly.3844/ invalid@example.com (Sully17) Sully17
I lost my dad in may unexpectedly]]> 2 Fri, 11 Jul 2025 18:03:15 -0400 http://www.griefincommon.com/connect/threads/her-loss-has-changed-me.3845/ http://www.griefincommon.com/connect/threads/her-loss-has-changed-me.3845/ invalid@example.com (findingfeliz) findingfeliz The prompt in my grief journal was: "What is the most disorientating part of your life now?"

I think it's the weight of the sadness. I thought I was more mentally prepared for when she would pass away. I knew that it would hurt so much, but it feels like it has been the longest goodbye for a few years now. I knew that it would hurt so much, but this is a deeper kind of pain. I wouldn't call it an ache or even feel the need to cry (even though I rarely do). No, this is a...

Her loss has changed me]]>