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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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Monthly Archives: September 2013
To All Parents
To All Parents By Edgar Guest “I’ll lend you for a little time a child of mine” he said. For you to love the while she lives and mourn for when she’s dead. It may be six or seven years … Continue reading
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Tagged bipolar, children, death, depression, family, grief, loss, mental health, mental illness, poem, poetry, suicide
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The Helplessness of it All.
Oh its nights like this that I ask how could you leave me Kaitlyn? How could you leave me Kaitlyn? It’s the selfish question of a very hurt mother that cannot fathom how we were so close but yet you … Continue reading
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Tagged children, death, depression, family, greif, loss, loss of a child, mental health, mental illness, suicide
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Nurse’s Song
Nurse’s Song (Innocence) When voices of children are heard on the green And laughing is heard on the hill, My heart is at rest within my breast And everything else is still Then come home my children the sun is … Continue reading
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Tagged bipolar, children, death, depression, family, mental health, mental illness, poetry, suicide, william blake
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Falling Into Being, A Poem by Kaitlyn Elkins
It seems that Kaitlyn’s poetry throughout her life was very prophetic. The one’s I knew about when she was a teenager, the one’s she won awards for were also. However, I or any other adult, really saw what she was … Continue reading
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Tagged bipolar, children, death, depression, family, grief, loss, mental health, mental illness, poetry, suicide
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Just How Deadly IS Depression you might ask?
When I woke up this morning and settled into my favorite spot in my den and started on my first cup of coffee, I looked over into my living room as, of course, I often do, it’s just to the … Continue reading
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Tagged bipolar, chidren, death, depression, family, grief, loss, loss of a child, Medical school, mental health, mental illness, suicide
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There Will Come A Day
Years ago I once listened to a lot of country music, but eventually my interest in it vanished. Too many pickup trucks, girls, and dirt roads and I soon tired of it. But in the mix of country music are … Continue reading
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Tagged bipolar, children, country music, death, depression, faith, Faith Hill, family, grief, loss, mental health, mental illness, spirituality, suicide
8 Comments
I Wanted to Call You
My husband and I went to Charleston today (about 3 hours away from here) to do some business. We could not be there long but we did stop at our favorite restaurant, Hyman’s, and I ate one of my favorite … Continue reading
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Tagged bipolar, child, death, depression, grief, loss, mental health, mental illness, suicide
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A Quote From Author William Styron
I recently discovered that the author William Styron suffered from depression. He wrote the book Sophie’s Choice, amonng other thngs. I found a quote that was very profound and explains what it feels like to be depressed and I wanted … Continue reading
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Tagged bipolar, books, death, depression, grief, loss, Medical school, mental health, mental illness, suicide, William Styron
15 Comments
Goodbye Kaitlyn, I Love You
Kaitlyn, I just wanted to tell you how very sorry I am if there were hints during your life that you were depressed and I missed them. The poem you wrote when you were 14 and won an award for … Continue reading
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Tagged bipolar, children, death, depression, family, grief, loss, Medical school, mental health, mental illness, suicide
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I Saw You Today
Kaitlyn, I saw you today. I was standing outside in the yard playing with our dog after 5pm. I looked across the front yard, across the road, past the field to the woods behind the field. You were standing there, … Continue reading
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Tagged bipolar, children, death grief, depression, family, loss, mental health, mental illness, sorrow, suicide
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