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My name is Rhonda. I'm a registered nurse, for the last 20 years, that has not been able to work since the day I learned of my daughter's death by suicide 4-12-13. (She actually died 4-11-13 and her body was not found until the 12th) Me and my husband have been married for 32 years and he's a wonderful man. We grieve in different ways. He works, I write. This is my journey through this horrible land of losing a child..
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- Morning Glories, Peaches and My Kaitlyn's Spirit
- In Remembrance of Kaitlyn Elkins by Wake Forest School of Medicine
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- Hollowed Out...
- MourningAmyMarie
- Happy, Seriously.
- Despair to Deliverance
- Wexler Family Psychiatry
- Dear Daniel
- Libba Bray
- Losing a child to Suicide
- Escaping Elegance
- James' World 2
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- Minuscule Moments of Inspiration
- Uncle Spike's Adventures
- I Am My Own Island
- A Mother's Grief and Learning to Live Again
- The 50-something life of a Southern gal
- A MOTHERS' SORROW
- Zachary, Forever 21
- The Infinite Fountain
- The Mindset Effect
- Legionwriter
- Mental Health Stigma--Neurofool
- Andyo1976's Blog
- FracturedGalaxies
- Americana Injustica
- An unwanted W
- PhoebeMD: Health + Inspiration
- Sheri Lawrence de Grom
- Living in Stigma
- WhiteLiger.net
Monthly Archives: July 2013
Facebook entries #3 after Kaitlyn died
More entries to Kaitlyn’s facebook by friends after she died. I want you all to know how many people loved and admired her. Going to Kaitlyn’s visitation tonight just broke my heart more. It is beyond words upsetting to see … Continue reading
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Facebook entry # 2 after Kaitlyn died
More facebook entries on Kaitlyn’s page after she died: So I wake up this morning to the most terrible news on Facebook. One of my fellow high school classmates has passed away. I cannot believe it. She was so young! … Continue reading
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Facebook entry #1
I’ve decided to put in a few of the facebook entries that were written on Kaitlyn’s page by her friends after she died on my blog. I want everyone to know how well thought of she was by all that … Continue reading
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My Bright Shining Star
I wrote this poem for Kaitlyn 2 weeks after she died. All her life I told her she was my bright shining star. After I lost her, I wrote this for her. I’ve posted this before, but it’s been way … Continue reading
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Why? Official video
Soon after Kaitlyn took her life, I posted the song “Why” by Rascal Flatts here but it was not the official video, it only had the lyrics because they were so important. Now I want to post the official video … Continue reading
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You went away……
How much can one’s heart, soul, and mind stand of intense grieving? I sometimes hurt so bad that I think my insides are going to burst. How can I stand living with this intense hurt is beyond me. I’m mixed … Continue reading
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Your grave
Kaitlyn, we went to your grave again today. Of course the vase of flowers was knocked over again and we set them back upright. The little decorated Easter egg on a stick that I put into the ground next to … Continue reading
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Loss
This video was suggested to me on a forum I belong to. These people know that though these videos and songs are so sad, but they know that is how I’m grieving. It’s all I know to do, watch something … Continue reading
Never get over you
I was lucky to have been blessed with two daughters. One now is no longer with us on earth. In my all-encompassing grief, I rarely talk about the other people that are so very hurt by my youngest child Kaitlyn … Continue reading
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Nightmares are not the worst things
I dreamed about Kaitlyn last night. It was not one of those dreams that was profound in any way; I took no meaning or message from her from it. It was just one of those silly dreams that make no … Continue reading
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My Bright Shining Star 