Today I will be going to my Grandsons wake. I will never be able to attend his wedding nor will I be able to see my grandchildren. I was there at his birth and watched him grow up. A life cut short by the devil on his back. The pain is unbelievable. My wish is that you remember these words the next time you want to use. My tears are for all of you and your families.
My deepest condolences and sincerest sympathies...gone too young and for no good reason...how terribly, terribly sad.
Comfort~MomNMore
Comfort~MomNMore
Really sorry for your loss Ellie and will try to remember your words...sincerely....ECK....
Ellie sorry bout yer loss..My thoughts are with you and yer Family,having lost a Brother to drugs(O.D)I know how ya feel...that terrible empty feeling,nothing seems real etc.Take care......thinking of you.............Davey
So sorry for ur loss, my thoughts are with you, God bless
Luv Sandy
Luv Sandy
Ellie
I can not even come up with a word or group of words that can say how so very sorry I am about this tragedy. I do not know anyone involved, and yet when something like this happens, the family seems to come together and stand strong.
My sincere prayers and thoughts go to each and every person who has been affected by this tragedy. All the advice that you got is terrific >remember to take one day at a time. And that crying is not a bad thing, it is how we heal. God gave us those tears, use them - As people with a heart and "our disease "surely will .
best,
jack
I can not even come up with a word or group of words that can say how so very sorry I am about this tragedy. I do not know anyone involved, and yet when something like this happens, the family seems to come together and stand strong.
My sincere prayers and thoughts go to each and every person who has been affected by this tragedy. All the advice that you got is terrific >remember to take one day at a time. And that crying is not a bad thing, it is how we heal. God gave us those tears, use them - As people with a heart and "our disease "surely will .
best,
jack
I am so sorry for your loss, Ellie...
Ellie, my thoughts and prayers are with you...
Con
Con
I would like to thank all of you for your kind words. Jack Your thoughts as to why God gave us tears was very helpful and I repeated those words many times during the wake especially to my younger grandchildren who were having trouble expressing their grief. The pain continues and comes in waves. I know it will take time.
My question now is How does death occur when it's an overdose? Is it slow? Is it painful?
My question now is How does death occur when it's an overdose? Is it slow? Is it painful?
i am new to this page i am so sorry for your loss where i live we have lost a lot of young to od on drugs my best friend son od he went to sleep and he never woke up my nephew the same thing
Ellie, in all likliehood he just drifted off if he ODd on opiates. My daughter ODd in October, not fatally, and her heart stopped and she stopped breathing...she did not report any pain until she was revived and that pain was more psychic. Opiates suppress respiratory function and sometimes the lungs just stop 'remembering' to breathe.
Thank you for sharing your painful story...it was almost my mother's story as she was with us when we got word of my girl's OD. She's been clean a few months now and I'll remember to thank God tonight.
Peace and Comfort~MomNMore
Thank you for sharing your painful story...it was almost my mother's story as she was with us when we got word of my girl's OD. She's been clean a few months now and I'll remember to thank God tonight.
Peace and Comfort~MomNMore
Dear Ellie,
I am SO SORRY to hear of your loss. It is our worst nightmare come true. My son is a recovering heroin addict, and he has come close to this a few times. I wish I had some words to comfort you.
I can share a few things that might help.....
When my father passed away (from emphysema) I was missing him so much and my prayer group prayed with me to ease my pain and heartache. While they prayed, I heard (I believe) God tell me that even though the period of separation we are experiencing seems long, when we compare it to the eternity we will get to share with them it is like comparing a single grain of sand to all the grains of sand in all the oceans and on all the beaches in the universe.
Another thing....the night before my father died, I was praying with him and he kept dozing on and off very peacefully. When he would open his eyes, it was with a start....like someone called him. Then he would gaze around the room seeming to be seeing people I wasn't seeing and smiling at them. Then he would see my face, and smile at me...then peacefully drift off to sleep for a little while. I felt in my heart that his mother, father, and other deceased loved ones had come to meet him. This was confirmed for me almost 10 years later when my mother was losing her battle against dementia and cancer. She was sleeping most of the time and not talking at all when she did wake up. There were signs that they told us to look for that would signal the end was near...as her systems were shutting down. She was refusing all food and drink. All of a sudden....her eyes opened with a start (just like my dad's had done), and she looked over....her eyes seeming to be in awe of something wonderful she was seeing. She smiled at whoever it was and then looked over at us (my sister and me). We somehow found the courage and strength to tell her how much we loved her, to thank her for being such a wonderful mom, and to tell her that if she wanted to go with them it was okay...we would be okay. She smiled at us, nodded her head, and then looked back to the "person" she saw and smiled. Then she closed her eyes peacefully and drew her last breath very peacefully.
You and your family will be in my thoughts and prayers at this very difficult time.
May God comfort you and give you strength,
Susan
I am SO SORRY to hear of your loss. It is our worst nightmare come true. My son is a recovering heroin addict, and he has come close to this a few times. I wish I had some words to comfort you.
I can share a few things that might help.....
When my father passed away (from emphysema) I was missing him so much and my prayer group prayed with me to ease my pain and heartache. While they prayed, I heard (I believe) God tell me that even though the period of separation we are experiencing seems long, when we compare it to the eternity we will get to share with them it is like comparing a single grain of sand to all the grains of sand in all the oceans and on all the beaches in the universe.
Another thing....the night before my father died, I was praying with him and he kept dozing on and off very peacefully. When he would open his eyes, it was with a start....like someone called him. Then he would gaze around the room seeming to be seeing people I wasn't seeing and smiling at them. Then he would see my face, and smile at me...then peacefully drift off to sleep for a little while. I felt in my heart that his mother, father, and other deceased loved ones had come to meet him. This was confirmed for me almost 10 years later when my mother was losing her battle against dementia and cancer. She was sleeping most of the time and not talking at all when she did wake up. There were signs that they told us to look for that would signal the end was near...as her systems were shutting down. She was refusing all food and drink. All of a sudden....her eyes opened with a start (just like my dad's had done), and she looked over....her eyes seeming to be in awe of something wonderful she was seeing. She smiled at whoever it was and then looked over at us (my sister and me). We somehow found the courage and strength to tell her how much we loved her, to thank her for being such a wonderful mom, and to tell her that if she wanted to go with them it was okay...we would be okay. She smiled at us, nodded her head, and then looked back to the "person" she saw and smiled. Then she closed her eyes peacefully and drew her last breath very peacefully.
You and your family will be in my thoughts and prayers at this very difficult time.
May God comfort you and give you strength,
Susan
