General Chat

Shirley
I am so sad for you all. It does make it worse that it has happened at this time. I am sure you will be there for your sister to help in any way, now and for the years ahead. We lost our only child he was run over the early hours of New Years Day 2005, 19 days before his 30th birthday. Married but no children. My sisters have helped me cope, by just being there for me, letting me cry and laugh and reminising. I find Christmas and New Year horrendous. My thoughts and prayers are with you.

So sorry to hear this news.As you say it is so sad to lose a child,no matter how old.It is not the first death I have heard of this last week.the sister of my late d.i.l.died on 14th after suffering cancer 18 months after my d.i.l died.I am in Oz at the moment with my son and his two children,playing mum,and trying to give them a good Christmas,especially as this news brings back memories to them.
My condolences to all your family during this very hard time.
Brenda x

Shirley, I am sorry you were unable to attend William's funeral as it would have been good to hear about him from his friends and colleagues and have more memories to add to your own. However your husband's health is important and no one would have wanted him to go and feel worse or pass on his germs. Hope he is recovering now and will be well over Christmas. I hope your sister and all the family can remember happy times with William to help them through and also that your daughter can accept that her life isn't likely to follow the same pattern. Has she googled support groups, there might be some online ones that she can access and find someone else to share her worries with.

OllietheOwl, I am so sorry for your awful loss in 2005. Your son was not much older than my son now and I worry all the while about losing him, he is my only child too and I had to wait a long while for him having lost my daughter at three days old, eight years before my son's birth. It must be so very hard for you over this festive time knowing the anniversary of the tragedy is coming up. My daughter was born on Jan 31st 1974 and died 3rd February that year so I always remember that Christmas when I was so happily pregnant not knowing what lay ahead then. Will be thinking of you.

Brenda, how tragic for your d.i.l.'s family to lose yet another loved one so soon after your d.i.l. died. I hope your presence can help the family through as they will be missing their Mum and their Aunt, maybe the thought of the two of them reunited can bring a little comfort.

Take care and try not to do too much, been thinking of you over there and wondered how you were getting on.

Lizxxx