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Full Moon
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Resources for parents that have lost a child. June 23, 2011. When I got home from work the other night there was a big ol’ full moon in the midnight sky. Like I do most times the moon lights the sky, I stood there beside my car for several minutes just staring up at it. Richard always liked the moon. As I gazed up into the heavens I was thinking, “Richard are you up there? 8221; In fact I even said it out loud. Is heaven “out there”, out in space with the moon and the stars? The Black Hole War. That dime...
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Unfinished Business
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Resources for parents that have lost a child. October 14, 2011. Today I’m exhausted. I’ve begun the process of taking care of all my unfinished Richard business. It’s a pretty impressive to-do list. There are just so many little things that need to be done, so many loose ends that need tying. But there was a problem. This process all begins with the death certificate. It took three months to get Richard’s death certificate. It’s the other items, the assets, that I’m struggling with. The emotional stress ...
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Do You Watch Old Home Movies?
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Resources for parents that have lost a child. Do You Watch Old Home Movies? June 24, 2011. My aunt Sally died last weekend. Her funeral was today. The funeral home people provided my uncle and cousins with a nice memorial page. That included a slide show of pictures of Sally. There were a lot of funny stories from the girls, and the day after we found out our son was dead, we found ourselves laughing. I have several pictures of my aunt Sally. I also have a very funny video of her. But that would require ...
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Purple Martin Air Force
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Resources for parents that have lost a child. Purple Martin Air Force. June 25, 2011. 8220;Attack Group 1 – “Red alert! I repeat, red alert! Form up on my tail, we’re making a frontal assault”. 8220;Roger Squadron Leader. Purple Wing One forming on the right.”. 8220;Purple Wing Two forming on your left wing, over.”. 8220;Ready for the rear attack Squadron Leader.”. 8220;On my mark… Attack! This little scene has been playing out in my yard ever time I mow grass this summer. Sometimes there will be two or ...
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Grieving Sucks
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Resources for parents that have lost a child. August 31, 2009. Grieving for a lost child takes pain to a whole new level. This site is the story of our journey through grief for our lost son Richard. Therapy maybe. I’ll probably also share some stories about Richard. We were very proud of him and like all grieving parents, we don’t want him to be forgotten. By sharing this story I hope I can help you, if you too have lost your child. Happy Birthday son. I miss you. Why this website is here.
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Upcoming Compassionate Friends Conferences
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Resources for parents that have lost a child. Upcoming Compassionate Friends Conferences. January 7, 2012. Dennis Apple, author of. Life After The Death of My Son: What I’m Learning. Sent a note the other day telling me about a Compassionate Friends (TCF) regional conference that he’s part of. So I thought I’d share some info here about a couple of upcoming TCF regional conferences. Sunflowers of Hope Regional Conference of The Compassionate Friends. February 17 and 18, 2012. Overland Park, Kansas. CJ�...
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Crazy Thoughts?
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Resources for parents that have lost a child. December 4, 2011. After your kid leaves this earth you do a lot of thinking – at least I do. I come up with some pretty crazy ideas too. A few months before Richard died I was involved in a truck crash. My Toyota pickup truck verses a Big Rig. It ran over me on I-64. So I wasn’t a bit surprised when ice started falling as I began to near Frankfort. The next thing I remember was looking up at the headliner of my truck. The seat was laid backward, so I was ...
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Richard
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Resources for parents that have lost a child. June 10, 2009. Here’s a quick tip for you. If you miss a call on your phone, and don’t recognize the number, and when you call back they answer, “Fayette County Coroner” – your day is about to go in the toilet. No wonder I hate phones. Our son Richard was 22 years old, would have been 23 at the end of August had he lived. The operations left him with scare tissue in his brain, just as a cut leaves scar tissue on the skin. Both seizures were massive. They ...
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What Do You Remember?
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Resources for parents that have lost a child. What Do You Remember? February 19, 2012. Maybe it’s because we’re getting close to the anniversary of Richards’s death – it’s just a few months away. Or it could be because today is my birthday, and those family events cause me to reflect on the past. I’ve been thinking back on that time nearly three years ago, when we found out he was gone. It’s strange what I remember of that time, and what I don’t. The Night We Got “The Call”. I know we went funeral shoppi...
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