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Post by mom2avigail on Feb 18, 2009 19:21:07 GMT -5
Hi, I am Lindsay, mom to Avigail (Avi) who was 6 years old and passed away 4 weeks ago. I am looking for support during this hard time. Lindsay www.rememberingavi.blogspot.com
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Post by Josiahsmama on Feb 18, 2009 22:26:24 GMT -5
I am so sorry your beautiful Avi was taken from you too soon! please know you will be supported here and my thoughts and prayers are with you!!
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Post by stephaniesmommy on Feb 19, 2009 1:17:10 GMT -5
Lindsay, I have been lurking here on this board since my own daughter , Stephanie , passed away 5 months ago on September 19th 2008. I haven't joined, just lurked, read posts and silently wept for myself and other parents here. I read your post today..
I am so so profoundly sorry for your loss of your young sweet baby girl Avi. I wish i could hug you and the two of us just sob. Sometimes that is all that can be done at a moment. This process hurts so bad and for you - it is very early in a lifelong session of grief.
I too struggled with this question of what to put about how many children to say i have. I had four- and I still say i have four. sometimes i will offer an explanation- sometimes i just can't go there and i don't ( like when at work).
I went to your blog. I do this same thing on a myspace i made for my daughter stephanie. Every day i go there and talk to her just as you are doing with your baby. I too, think it helps keep them alive, remembered. I realized i coud have written your words. This hurts so so horribly bad. I don't have any pearls of wisdom for you except to say this one thing to you - I understand and I am so heartbroken for you. Also- i am here. I know none of this will fix any of this... it does help to know there are others who understand because they walk in this hideous journey.
My daughter ( 10) was hit while riding her bike. She wasn't paying any attention and just went out into a busy road. SHe survived for almost 24 hours but suffered traumatic brain injury. She was declared brain dead and her little body gave out on September 19th 2008. I am still so shocked and horrified. I too miss my daughter- her smells, her presence- all of it.
Again- I am so sorry and i know there is not anything that will fix this and that this is so new for you . I wish i could hug you.
Cindy
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Post by kaitlynsmummy on Feb 19, 2009 2:26:09 GMT -5
Oh Gosh Lindsay I am so very sorry for the loss of your truely beautiful daughter. I think what you are doing in writing down your feelings in your blog will ultimately be of help to you, I dont really have much in the way of words of wisdom as it has only been 6 months since my daughter died and I still feel totally lost, please know though that I am here if you wish to share , here is my daughter's blog if you would like to read , it ends when she died ,I havent been able to journal my feelings like you have, I wish you peace and sleep filled nights on your grief journey, kay-kaitlyns.blogspot.com/Kayx
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Post by ccrosby on Feb 19, 2009 10:18:40 GMT -5
I am so sorry for the loss of your precious daughter Avi. A very sad welcome to SG. May you find the strength and comfort you need here
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Post by stephaniesmommy on Feb 19, 2009 13:33:38 GMT -5
Thank you Michele, I probably should have joined long ago , but i have found comfort in the words of others who are also going through this devastating journey of grief.
It's been five months ago today for me.
Thank you again. Cindy
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Post by missingisaiah on Feb 19, 2009 16:38:03 GMT -5
I wish you a very sad welcome. May you find support here. My one piece of advice is to just make it through one second at a time. Anything else is too overwhelming. I wish with all my heart your Avi was still with you!
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Post by Jaleel's Mommy on Feb 19, 2009 21:59:17 GMT -5
A very sad welcome to SG. I am so sorry you have to be part of the worst club no one ever wants to join. This is going to be a long and painful journey but know we all are here for you! The beginning is so unreal and so hard. I try to remember the good memories and when my son died I wrote down every memory I had of him so I'd never forget. I went to your blog, Avi is so beautiful and although she isn't physically here she is and always will be with you (((BIG HUGS)))) ~Stacey
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Post by jaredsmommyforever on Feb 21, 2009 0:41:34 GMT -5
Lindsay,
I am so sorry for your loss of your precious Avi. How devastating to receive such news and have it all go so fast. The heartbreak is unimaginable, yet we are left to live it every day. I hope you will lots of support here-- it is life-saving for so many of us.
Jared's Mommy Forever,
Denise
And Cindy,
I am so glad you felt comfortable to post to us. A sad welcome to you too. I am so sorry about your loss of your precious Stephanie. So tragic-- all that you went through and do every day. I hope you too will find helpful support here. We all understand.
Jared's Mommy Forever,
Denise
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