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Showing Original Post only (View all)Just to add some support. I don't recall what year my middle son died. [View all]
It was the '80s but I'd have to look it up. One reason was the therapists doped me up pretty good to ease all consuming the burden on my mind. Lot of Valiums.
I believe my mind has blocked a lot of that trauma out, and it doesn't really matter to me which specific year or date it was. It was a black year, but I largely recovered thanx to professional help.
I know what year Mathew was born, what little league team he played on, and what his favorite color was, but the tragic day that I got the news that he drowned face down in the creek is behind a locked door in my mind. I still shiver and tear up when I think of it.
I hope a reporter never asks.
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Just to add some support. I don't recall what year my middle son died. [View all]
JohnnyRingo
Feb 9
OP
Same here. I think my oldest died in 88 but I am not positive. And I am not sure what year my hubby died either.
appleannie1
Feb 9
#21
I'm so sorry. How terribly tragic. I doubt if I could have survived such a loss.
sinkingfeeling
Feb 9
#27
My mother died in 1984; can't remember what time of the year it was, let alone the date.
patphil
Feb 9
#29
It doesn't really matter when the exact date was, the pain is so blurred, it hardly matters. AND...
FailureToCommunicate
Feb 9
#45
Oh my God Johnny. I am so sorry for your loss. And thank you for sharing it here with us
Maraya1969
Feb 10
#51
I'm so sorry Johnny. I understand. My Mom's eyes pleaded for me not to leave her alone in the hospital, but I did.
AnotherMother4Peace
Feb 10
#59