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Topic: Days to remember
74Drew's photo
Thu 04/16/09 08:00 AM


a couple of days ago i saw a post about regrets regarding posts that we have made.

i now have one.
i apologize to everyone for bringing up such painful memories.
thank you all for sharing though.


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Ah, Drew, you've done nothing to regret. We all have happy and sad memories, and sometimes it's just cathartic to remember them here with others. Honestly, we are going to remember these days with or without you. And sometimes we think we may be the only ones who experience these events. Knowing we aren't alone is somewhat a comfort, altho I empathize with everyone here.

yeah, but mine seem trivial when compared to the losses that most of the people here have experienced. i shouldn't have been whining.


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no photo
Thu 04/16/09 08:03 AM



a couple of days ago i saw a post about regrets regarding posts that we have made.

i now have one.
i apologize to everyone for bringing up such painful memories.
thank you all for sharing though.


. . .


Ah, Drew, you've done nothing to regret. We all have happy and sad memories, and sometimes it's just cathartic to remember them here with others. Honestly, we are going to remember these days with or without you. And sometimes we think we may be the only ones who experience these events. Knowing we aren't alone is somewhat a comfort, altho I empathize with everyone here.

yeah, but mine seem trivial when compared to the losses that most of the people here have experienced. i shouldn't have been whining.


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(((74Drew))))flowerforyou flowers :smile:

FearandLoathing's photo
Thu 04/16/09 08:03 AM
In four days it will be my first clear memory of coming out of my coma in 1999...not the best memory, but it sparked one of my favorite hobbies.

74Drew's photo
Thu 04/16/09 08:04 AM




a couple of days ago i saw a post about regrets regarding posts that we have made.

i now have one.
i apologize to everyone for bringing up such painful memories.
thank you all for sharing though.


. . .


Ah, Drew, you've done nothing to regret. We all have happy and sad memories, and sometimes it's just cathartic to remember them here with others. Honestly, we are going to remember these days with or without you. And sometimes we think we may be the only ones who experience these events. Knowing we aren't alone is somewhat a comfort, altho I empathize with everyone here.

yeah, but mine seem trivial when compared to the losses that most of the people here have experienced. i shouldn't have been whining.


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(((74Drew))))flowerforyou flowers :smile:

thanks sweetie.


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Want2B5ft's photo
Thu 04/16/09 12:22 PM

Ah, Drew, you've done nothing to regret. We all have happy and sad memories, and sometimes it's just cathartic to remember them here with others. Honestly, we are going to remember these days with or without you. And sometimes we think we may be the only ones who experience these events. Knowing we aren't alone is somewhat a comfort, altho I empathize with everyone here.


I agree with TazmanianDevil here. These certain dates for me were hell on wheels when I was experiencing them and when they were still fresh. Now, they still tug at the heart strings, but, the effect is not life stopping like they once were. It also gives me opportunity to reflect on the growth and strength I have gained because of these events.

Long read here, but worth your time.

On a good note ~ my experience with losing my sister led me to volunter for Parents of Murdered Children (POMC) - an agency that helps family and friends deal with the murder of a loved one. A stranger and I showed up at the office one day. I was there to help with the monthly newsletter and she was there to check out the services available.

The lady we were supposed to meet 'forgot' she made the appointments with us and wasn't at the office to let us in. This stranger and I visited for a good hour or more. She had recently lost her daughter in another state and the fact that she was handling the event and after effects long distance were taking their toll. She talked, I listened, we even laughed. We finally figured out that we got stood up and were parting ways when she asked me my name as she hugged me goodbye and thanked me for spending time with her. When I told her my name, the poor lady stopped "dead" in her tracks and the coloring of her face went white. I thought she was going to pass out.

Just as fast as she stood stiff and pale - the color returned and she broke out into a great big smile and hugged me until I almost passed out!

Her daughter and I shared the same name(even spelling) and she truly believed God put us there at that particular date and time to 'show' her that everything was going to be OKAY and in spite of her daughter's suffering in death - she was fine - as this day would have marked her daughter's 25th birthday.


SassyLady128's photo
Thu 04/16/09 04:34 PM
What a touching story! It brought some tears to my eyes. tears

BABCHI's photo
Thu 04/16/09 04:40 PM

6 years ago. I finally stopped roaming and settled in somewhere.


LOL I still cannot settle....
Glad someone has!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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