Things that are making you thankful

Piobaire · Jan 13, 2010

Originally Posted by Douglas

Mercifully, baby A died today at 6pm. At least there is some closure.

Sorry to hear they had to go through this, but thankfully, the baby did not linger in perdition. The couple will need a large amount of support, as public health research has shown the death of a baby/miscarriage is an extreme stresser on a marriage. Hope you can continue to support them.

Douglas · Jan 13, 2010

^ Thanks for the insight. I will do my best. I know there will be a tremendous initial outpouring of support, but I have heard that it is in the days and weeks after the cards stop arriving and the people stop coming by as often that the hardest part of the journey starts to set in.

Dakota rube · Jan 13, 2010

^This is grief 2.0.
All the normal sense of loss and bereavement PLUS the fact that the parents only had this little one in their lives for a blink of the eye. A double whammy.

Be a good and dear friend to them Douglas.

nootje · Jan 13, 2010

life can be very hard at times, hope they get through it well...

in the spirit of this thread,

these days im very thankfull of the friends I have, a lot of stress has been put on me lately, family and business wise, and and they have been there for me all along...

Dakota rube · Jan 13, 2010

Originally Posted by nootje

...and they have been there for me all along...

This speaks volumes.

JetBlast · Jan 13, 2010

After seeing the devastation in Haiti the problems I have in my life seem absolutely worthless next to what those people have to deal with.

acidboy · Jan 14, 2010

Originally Posted by Douglas

Mercifully, baby A died today at 6pm. At least there is some closure.

I had a sibling who died of several issues one day after giving birth... I never understood how devastating it was when that happened as I was still in my mid-teens but looking back it was a terrible time for my folks and up till now I still wish things could've changed and he lived on and is with us now. I wish your friends a quick recovery from this loss and they move on.

back on topic: seeing my 1-1/2 year old today after staying two nights in the hospital and then her asking me to carry her while she drinks her milk is something I'm thankful for.

Thomas · Jan 14, 2010

Originally Posted by acidicboy

I had a sibling who died of several issues one day after giving birth... I never understood how devastating it was when that happened as I was still in my mid-teens but looking back it was a terrible time for my folks and up till now I still wish things could've changed and he lived on and is with us now. I wish your friends a quick recovery from this loss and they move on.

(...)

I was thinking just this same thing earlier this morning. I don't have the same experiences regarding pregnancy and birth as the rest of you, but the more I thought about it the more my heart sank.

thekunk07 · Jan 14, 2010

things i am not thankful for: our friend's 5 year old son was diagnosed with leukemia today.

Connemara · Jan 14, 2010

Originally Posted by thekunk07

things i am not thankful for: our friend's 5 year old son was diagnosed with leukemia today.
WTF

JayJay · Jan 14, 2010

Originally Posted by thekunk07

things i am not thankful for: our friend's 5 year old son was diagnosed with leukemia today.
This is awful to hear.

Chaos P. Bennu · Jan 14, 2010

sad news indeed ...

Douglas · Jan 14, 2010

Originally Posted by thekunk07

things i am not thankful for: our friend's 5 year old son was diagnosed with leukemia today.

Jesus. That's terrible. Best of luck to them. I have a friend, now in his 40s, who is a childhood leukemia survivor. The odds are not spectacular, but they are not impossible, and they are improving all the time.

globetrotter · Jan 14, 2010

Originally Posted by thekunk07

things i am not thankful for: our friend's 5 year old son was diagnosed with leukemia today.

that scares the crap out of me

Thomas · Jan 14, 2010

Guys, my heart goes out to everyone whose life is touched with tragedy.

But I'm going in a different direction here.

I'm thankful for my health, a wife who (for the most part) loves me, steady employment that allows me to pursue other interests, a child who seems to be responding to us and making his life better one day at a time, and the wherewithal and discipline to pursue most anything I want, within reason. I see and know too many people who don't have all of this.

But if you want the tragedy, I could tell you about my good friend who is looking at burying his M-I-L and only daughter in the coming year. I hope it does't work out that way for him, but I'm afraid it will.

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