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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsTo my dear fellow DUers...
I wanted to thank all the DUers who sent me condolences, words of peace and wisdom to me upon seeing my post about my beloved Mr. Choie. Your responses have been a great comfort to me in these darkest days of my life. I hope I may call on you in the next days, weeks and months when I know my grief is going to tear me apart. While I am reaching out to friends and family, it still is important to me that I have my compatriots here for support.
Ever fondly,
Kim (aka Choie)
msanthrope
(37,549 posts)Phentex
(16,334 posts)whenever you need to reach out.
sheshe2
(83,860 posts)Take care of yourself, choie.
bigwillq
(72,790 posts)All the best to you.
Siwsan
(26,289 posts)The people on DU helped me through an unimaginably tough and tragic time, last year. Advice, condolences, and sometimes just a cyber hug given with such generosity means the world to someone struggling with grief.
You remain in my thoughts and heart.
femmocrat
(28,394 posts)NBachers
(17,135 posts)nolabear
(41,991 posts)Kim, I hope this isn't offensive for making that little political statement. What I mean by it is that one of the things people who would come here and voice the kind of feelings and opinions we do is that we really do believe that people NEED one another to get through this life. All of us will need others sometime, and it's an honor to be there for you now.
I wish you the time and support to take this terrible thing one day at a time.
pnwmom
(108,990 posts)Granny M
(1,395 posts)We will be here for you anytime you need to reach out.
niyad
(113,527 posts)TheBlackAdder
(28,211 posts).
I am so sorry for the loss of Mr. Choie and the pain you will experience for some time.
It is true that we can provide support and compassion, as most of us have lost a few loved ones.
I know that during tough transitions, there are immediate basic needs, such as bills and so forth until finances stabilize.
Please reach out to us if you are in needs of assistance of this type.
.
choie
(4,111 posts)Thank you so much for that suggestion...how extremely generous and kind. The compassion pouring out to me is just so comforting. I am having an extremely hard time and it helps to have DU as support.
Kim aka Choie
senseandsensibility
(17,114 posts)I want to extend my deepest sympathies. It's great that DU is giving you strength and comfort.
montana_hazeleyes
(3,424 posts)We DUers care about our fellow members very much. Feel free to call on us any time you need to. There are posters here day and night.
raven mad
(4,940 posts)Sorrow can be cleansing but don't let it stop you from being you. Lots of love to you, friend.
gademocrat7
(10,665 posts)kimbutgar
(21,177 posts)I remember when my Mom died in May and I posted about it on DU. It was so comforting and helped me in my grief that night getting the outpouring of support from the DU community.
That's the great thing about DU. We are a community of people who are caring, giving and loving. I can't imagine that in right wing forums.
MFM008
(19,818 posts)3catwoman3
(24,032 posts)...your initial thread, from so many who have walked a path similar to the rocky one you now tread.
At times such as this, everyone always wants to know how they can help. I will offer a thought shared with me by my mother, after the death of my brother at the far too young age of 23. Long ago, in 1978.
She found that people were reluctant to talk about him, because they were afraid doing so would make her sad. She said she could not possibly have been any sadder than she already was, so she would have preferred that people go ahead and share thoughts and memories, as that showed her that he had not been forgotten.
So, maybe, when people ask how they might help, you could tell them not to be afraid to talk about your your beloved husband.
I wish you strength.
blondie58
(2,570 posts)But my deepest sympathies to you.
Since Hillary has been selected- and I have a hard time being a supporter- I haven't visited DU as often.
But there are many loving, caring souls on DU.
stage left
(2,965 posts)for your loss.
calimary
(81,440 posts)"someone's always here."
There'll almost always be somebody, at any time of day or night, in some time zone somewhere, who's present. With open ears, open heart, and strong shoulders.
choie
(4,111 posts)Lifelong Protester
(8,421 posts)and even though some of us might not contribute a LOT, we are here.
choie
(4,111 posts)Lifelong Protester
(8,421 posts)And I, sadly, hope others are here for me if I need them.