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"Cecilia, What you are feeling are normal grief reactions (anxiety, heart racing, chest hurting).  I lost my mom in September, my dad in 1999.  I would suggest that you honor your feelings and if you need to cry, then do…"

"Joe-- So sorry for your loss.  What you are feeling is all very normal.  Yes it takes time, but things will never be "normal".  There will be a new normal as you learn to live with the physical absence of your dad from your…"

"Willa, I am so sorry to hear of your loss and that you feel so consumed by guilt and shame.  It is easy to blame ourselves for so many things that went wrong or what we didn't do or should have done, etc.   And I think that is a…"

"Hi Jason, I am so sorry to hear of your loss.  Losing a parent as an adult is painful, as a child I can only imagine.  It sounds that for whatever reason, were not able to fully greive the loss of your dad when it happened and you found a…"

"Today I brought home the two small keepsake urns of my mom's ashes.  On Friday we are taking her ashes out to sea and spreading them.  Then we are having a service for her friends in the afternoon.  I still need to finish the…"

"Helen-- I am sorry to hear of your loss.  How you are feeling is a part of the grieving process.  The feelings are "normal"  but nothing else seems like it is.  I cannot imagine what it would be like to lose a spouse,…"

"Misty--my heart aches for you.  My mom died the day after yours.  Your mom was way too young and she fought a valiant fight.  Everything you are feeling/experiencing is completely normal for what you have been through.  It is so…"

"Thank you Lyssa--I can just hear Dr. Phil in my head saying those words and I would have to agree with him.  Of course that does not mean that we should not feel the feelings we have following a loss.  s l watson--our mother's…"

"s l Watson I just read your post and Lora's and it breaks my heart to see the pain you are in because of the guilt. I know how easy it is to go there. While my mom did have a very good advance directive, I had to make the decision on whether or…"

"Hello Paula, What a beautiful lady!  Yes, you are still in shock.  My mother passed away the day before yours, and although she was 92, it was still unexpected.  Last Friday would have been her 93rd birthday.  It was a hard…"

"I understand Alisha.  My mom died on the same day as your father.   She fell and broke her hip and her  shoulder on the 9th, had the hip repaired on the 10th, seemed to be improving on the 11th and most of the 12th, and then her…"