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Dads living widowerhood

By Dad_of_3_Mx · New reply yesterday at 10:27 am
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Hello, Going thru life as a widower has been a challenge! I just joined this site today in my constant search for information to get a better grip and understanding life as a widower. To be able to help ...

Helping Teens Cope with Death DVD

By KassieB · Posted August 31, 2010
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For anyone who would like to help or better understand how grief impacts teens--The Dougy Center recently created Helping Teens Cope with Death, a DVD and companion guide. The DVD provides a window into ...

A few more words about privacy

By Brian · New reply August 27, 2010
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All of us at Inspire care a great deal about your privacy and work hard to ensure the information you trust us with is kept safe. We designed Inspire so that you have complete control over how your personal ...

Books you would recommend

By dleach · New reply August 16, 2010
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This year my son's memorial fund at Children's National Medical Center is the recipient of the holiday gift book program for our local Barnes and Noble. I need your help- what books did your child like ...

"True friends walk in ....

By dleach · New reply August 13, 2010
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when everyone else walks out. " I read that today and it hit home. After several days of challenges on many fronts, this really resonates. People love to complain, not create solutions. People love to ...

Parents Support Group?

By sthoward · New reply July 5, 2010
Discussion in Adults -- Helping your child · 1 reply
Is there any support group in the Portland OR area for us newly "single" parents? I need help and I have no family no friends, just therapy once a week for me. But I never, ever, ever would have considered ...

Anger

By naoki_i_love_you · New reply July 5, 2010
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I distinctly remember telling myself at the hospital when I was saying my last goodbyes to my Dad that I would never be angry or blame my Dad for his death. At the time it seemed like such a simple and ...

Diary of a broken mom 1

By Krona71 · New reply June 9, 2010
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What a beautiful sun-shinning morning. Which after a long Pacific NW winter, May is always welcome as the sun starts to replenish the vitamin D that we have all been lacking for many months. I felt great ...

Never thought I would be here

By youngwidow · New reply May 29, 2010
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Here I am living the American dream 2 kids beautiful house and very successful husband and career. About a month ago I found my husband with a gun shot to the chest. I still can't believe he did but that ...

A journey into the dark side of life

By juno3544 · New reply May 16, 2010
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It was a typical day that dreadful day in july. I worked midnight shift, but had wed. off each week. Christina came home from an afternoon shift that she worked. Liam her son, my grandson, wanted to watch ...

Accidental Suicide

By LVineyard · New reply May 13, 2010
Discussion in Feeling better: What works? What doesn't? · 9 replies
I'm interested in hearing from people who have lost a child through an accident resembling suicide. My son accidentally hanged himself, and I haven't met anyone with that kind of story. It's not exactly ...

World Rare Disease Day

By Brian · New reply April 14, 2010
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In recognition of Rare Disease Day 2010, Inspire and the National Organization for Rare Disorders conducted a survey of Inspire members with rare disorders. The results are enlightening, and I encourage ...

Such a broken little heart

By threeks · New reply March 31, 2010
Discussion in Adults -- Helping your child · 1 reply
I never really thought I would find myself reaching out this way, but I am at such a loss. My heart just aches for my little sweetheart. Almost a year and a half ago my two daughters found their father ...

Health communities described in the New York Times

By Brian · New reply March 29, 2010
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There is a good article, and mention of Inspire, in the New York Times. We spoke with the Pew Internet and American Life Project about this research, and support the work they're doing to understand the ...

Maybe this could help someone

By dleach · New reply March 28, 2010
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I was speaking with my friend who is coming the end of the cancer road with her mom and she was struggling what can she do for her mom when she feels so powerless. What do you do for your loved one when ...

What a morning....

By dleach · New reply March 25, 2010
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I went to the ENT with my 10 year old son today. He had been having some vertigo and the PCP referred him to just check it out. Well this health professional must not have read the history or chart, b/c ...

struggling with the loss of my mother

By manangrand · New reply March 15, 2010
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Hello. I know I am not alone in losing my mother. Many people out there are in the same club as me, the sad part of it is, this is an exclusive club to which no one is a willing member. I lost my mother ...

Death by suicide

By Kristismom · New reply March 7, 2010
Discussion in Feeling better: What works? What doesn't? · 2 replies
How do parents get through losing a child to suicide. Iam doing ok, but I dont have interest in outside things. I have no interest in the things I normally would ...

KRISTI

By Kristismom · New reply March 6, 2010
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Kristi is my daughter who died 11-25-2009, I miss her so much and just want to get and stay connected with people who are going through this horrible pain, and learn to live again ...

Gone but never forgotten

By grace4me0707 · Posted March 5, 2010
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One year ago you went away, and now you are no where to be seen. We think of you daily, and your smells still lingers in the air. You left without notice, and although we knew you were hurting..we did ...

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The Dougy Center Support Community connects teens, young adults and their families who are grieving a death for support and inspiration. The Dougy Center Support Community is sponsored by The Dougy Center in partnership with Inspire.