Has a loved one or someone you really cared for?

Question

died in your arms? How did you cope with it?

Answer 1

Yes. It was in a hospital room but I was holding him when he took his last breath. It was a long time ago. I was 21 and he was 23. We had been married 3 years. How did I cope with it? Time. I had family and friends and my faith, of course, all helped me slowly get back into life. There isn't a magic solution. It hurts and you grieve for the loss of that person in your life, there's no getting around it. Every day I got up and got dressed and went on with life and each day it got a little easier. I felt like I wanted to die...problem was I didn't. I kept breathing. So you go on. That's what you must do. No other option. A few years later I met, fell in love with and married a wonderful man and have 2 beautiful children. I consider my life blessed in more ways than I can count. I still love and miss my first husband and think of him every day. I don't know why this happened to me or to him, but am grateful for the time we had together. I have been loved by not one but two great men. Not many people can say they've had even one great love in their life, let alone two. So, my best advise is not to "check out" of life. Go through the motions every day and eventually you'll be "smiling with your eyes" again. God Bless.

Answer 2

On two occasions I've had something happen along those lines. I really couldn't cope with it. I had to get psychiatrists for each situation and slowly I was able to move on. Not everyone needs help with those problems, but they should at least seek out someone to confide in, whether it be a friend or even a stranger who is willing to talk to you (but probably not some person from the internet, we all have been warned about how that turns out.)

If you are experience a pain like as described in your question, you should seek out a friend. Even one conversation in which all emotions flow would be good for your mental and emotional health. Every little bit counts, and while you won't feel better right away, you will slowly be able to chip away at the pain, and you will have people nearby to help you through that process.

Answer 3

My mother had been ill for many years and was in a nursing home. We all finally came to an agreement (my mother had four of us) about removing her feeding tube and life support. We all told the doctor that we wanted to be with our mother when the time approached. We received the calls at about 2 in the morning. My brother called me and told me that the end was near. We all drove to the nursing home and we surrounded her bed and we held her hand and told her how much we loved her and that she had been the best mother to us all. I do not know if she knew we were there, but we prayed together and were with her when she took her last breath. It was one of the most heartbreaking experiences of my life and yet also one of the happiest because in that room were the four grown children that she had brought into this world and we were all there for her and by her side when it came time to say goodbye. It was a peacful time and for a brief moment we felt happy that she was finally at peace.

God gave us the strength to go on.

Answer 4

not me but my grandmother did. Her husband, my grandfather, died in her arms. I do not think that was the part she had to cope with. really i don't think that she would have had it any other way. she had to cope with losing him, which is the hardest part for any one.

Answer 5

Thank God not yet.......But one day i will. No matter who or what i loss, talking to God is how i let my emotions out. Prayer is the best medicine out there.

Answer 6

Pray for him and asked him to help whit his losed