The Grief and Trauma Support Foundation

Founder, Parent Bereaved by Suicide, Change-maker, Warrior, Suicide Awareness and Prevention Advocate, Crisis Worker, Mental Health Advocate, Postvention Adv.

[The Grief and Trauma Support Foundation @GriefTrauma]

I received a beautiful picture of Connor and I on Mother’s Day. Made me laugh, made me cry. He hated having his picture taken! I miss him so much ❤️

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@subreo @CharLawrence10 Thank you. I am sorry for your loss as well. Hugs 💔

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None of us deserve the things that have happened to to us…neither did the beautiful souls that we’ve lost 😔

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@subreo @isabethner @bluepatriotmama @KayeSteinsapir So very sorry that you are experiencing this also. Too many of us here are 💔

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I tried to have a conversation with a family member yesterday and talk about Connor but, the look on their face told me that they wanted me to stop. So, I did. It was very uncomfortable and soul crushing. So sad 😔

[Losing Joe - Finding My Way Thru Grief @elainemarie58]

@GriefTrauma Thank you so much!

[The Grief and Trauma Support Foundation @GriefTrauma]

@elainemarie58 You are welcome! ❤️

[The Grief and Trauma Support Foundation @GriefTrauma]

How is everyone feeling today? What has gotten you through the day today?

[Joy Sackett Wood @joysackettwood]

@GriefTrauma I was sent this beautiful poem by a lady who lost her adult son a few weeks ago. She read my book & gave me permission to share her moving words … #grief #loss #bereavement

[The Grief and Trauma Support Foundation @GriefTrauma]

@joysackettwood So beautiful! Thanks for sharing this. Thank your friend for us as well ❤️

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What is your favorite quote, poem, or book about grief?

[kavi♥️goodthingsoverflow @KavitaGooch]

@GriefTrauma Thx for saying this! My husbands work I don’t think truly care, he works over and beyond what he should. Today a yr since his beloved son went to hospital, Wednesday a yr of his passing. People somehow think this is long enough to be ok now?! 😢🙏

[The Grief and Trauma Support Foundation @GriefTrauma]

@KavitaGooch You are welcome. If they truly think that a year is long enough to grieve, then they clearly have not lost a child. This is lifelong for us. We never stop grieving, we just learn healthier ways to carry it with us.

[The Grief and Trauma Support Foundation @GriefTrauma]

Anyone struggling with prolonged grief, know that it is finally recognized as a disability. Please do your research in order to know what is available out there for each of us. Speak to your employers, education facilities, insurance providers, etc.

[Maggie Paton @Sawreygirl]

@KavitaGooch @MoiraDurdy @GriefTrauma ❤️💔

[Paramedic Chris children's book series @chaplainparsons]

@GriefTrauma @CPAmom6 Thank you for sharing this it is always good to know we are not alone.

[Shannon Adams @CPAmom6]

@JannerJE @GriefTrauma Thank you for sharing! It is beautifully written.

[The Grief and Trauma Support Foundation @GriefTrauma]

@nathanand @Viixin @beckgewickey I’m sure this is amazing. Please thank her for us.

[The Grief and Trauma Support Foundation @GriefTrauma]

How did you guys wake up feeling today?

[Shannon Adams @CPAmom6]

@GriefTrauma Oh my gosh!!! I could have written those words! I can barely take care of myself now.

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@CPAmom6 I started by telling everyone who wanted me to do something that I would check my schedule and let them know. This would buy me the time I needed in order to think before just saying “sure, I can do that,” which was always my automatic, people-pleaser response in the past.

[AK-49 @ipp4faa]

@GrievingInNOLA @GriefTrauma @ihaveknowideas I love this. Thank you for sharing. ❤️❤️🦋🦋

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@Death_Bow @RachelGriffCA When our kids are small, we protect them from stranger’s, fire, cars, etc….never imagining that when they grew older, we would be trying to protect them from themselves. 💔💔💔

[The Grief and Trauma Support Foundation @GriefTrauma]

Sometimes I ask myself, Why couldn’t I have gotten there in time to save him? Maybe CPR would’ve worked to bring him back. That movie with it’s happy ending plays over and over in my head and for a very brief moment I feel happy again. Then comes reality💔

[The Grief and Trauma Support Foundation @GriefTrauma]

@Death_Bow @RachelGriffCA Oh Heidi, I am so sorry💔 This is why you are struggling so much with anger right now and it is completely understandable. I get it. You have worked so hard and long to keep him here. I truly expected things to get easier as my kids got older. I completely wrong.

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@CPAmom6 I was always the one that was everything to everyone all of the time. I took care of everyone. After Connor died, I had to learn the hard way that I couldn’t do that anymore. It wasn’t easy to learn that new behavior, but I did it and I feel much better for it.

[Shannon Adams @CPAmom6]

@GriefTrauma Thank you! It’s crazy how we have to give ourselves permission to take a break. 😔

[The Grief and Trauma Support Foundation @GriefTrauma]

@CPAmom6 I agree. I also have to remind myself that I need to take a break much more often than I use to. I had to learn how to create clear boundaries in many areas of my life in order to even begin taking breaks. It seemed like it was all just coming at me all of the time.