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  Maria Dancing Heart Hoaglund August 19, 2008 at 9:41pm

  Thanks, Sam, for sharing this with me! Looks like you've put something helpful together. Hope you'll get the chance to take a look at my book, too. I'll take a closer look at your sight here one of these days...
  
  Blessings of Peace, Maria Dancing Heart~~~
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  CC LYDA August 19, 2008 at 6:31pm

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  CC LYDA July 31, 2008 at 6:22pm

  Thanks, Sam, for being such a good friend. CC
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  CC LYDA July 31, 2008 at 3:44pm

  Well, I thought I was doing ok, til I came home from the cruise I took with my sisters and my cousin, I feel like I need another vacation, and I feel as if I am grieving more than ever, went to my doc yesterday and he increased my prozac and set me up to see a psychologist, he says it's normal to be still grieving as I am but maybe I need to talk to someone more qualified that an MD. Maybe, I just don't know, I still have times that I can't accept Randy's death, he was so young and he always made me laugh when I was down, now I have noone but my dog, and she's not much into being silly, just kind of lays there and stares at me with those big brown eyes, CC
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  Joe O'Connell July 31, 2008 at 3:45am

  Sam, Great to meet you. Keep doing the good work. Those imagined life stories are a big part of my novel set in a hospice, EVACUATION PLAN. I get very much where you're coming from.
  
  Take care--Joe O'Connell
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  Irene Smith July 21, 2008 at 9:58am

  Sam, thank you for the offer of friendship.The journey of touch allows for a reflective space to recognize the inner self. I have enjoyed sharing this journey with chaplains. I look forward to our sharing. Blessings Irene Smith
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  Eileen Murphy July 12, 2008 at 10:01pm

  Enjoy reading about your perspectives...
  Thank you for the opportunity.
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  Greg Schneider July 12, 2008 at 9:04pm

  Welcome to the Forum Sam,
  
  Your story was thought provoking...reminded me of my volunteer experiences a few years ago at the George Mark Children's House in the San Francisco Bay Area, a transitional and end-of-life care facility for children.
  
  One of my most profound experiences was holding a new born who had complications during the birthing process which resulted in the child having severe brain damage. She came to GMCH to live her life of a few weeks.
  
  I too can remember it as it was yesterday. I sat and rocked the child for hours until the parents arrived on that first night. She was so beautiful and peaceful.
  
  The courage of the young parents was equally touching. They gave that child all the love and attention that a child could ever hope for. They were so fortunate to be in a facility like GMCH, which allowed them to live onsite with their child and be able to treasure every moment, as difficult as it was.
  
  I will never forget the site of the mother holding her child after the moment of death. It was incredibly inspiring at that moment of deep sadness.
  
  Look forward to hearing more from you.
  
  Greg
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  Camille Adair July 12, 2008 at 7:12pm

  Hi Sam,
  
  Good work!
  
  Camille
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  Jonathon Francis July 12, 2008 at 12:15pm

  Sam, the internet is setup and used for many things, but this Outpost is a great place for those that I have been down this worn trail of sorrow, loss and looking at our own mortality.
  
  Until you are faced with the full weight of the doctor telling you that your beloved needs Hospice Care and the sheer thought of learning how long they have to live is measured in weeks is almost unimaginable.
  
  I am writing a short story titled "The Process" that will relate to the depth in which one must wait on death to come for someone you love.
  
  I am looking forward to interacting with this group.
  
  ~Jonathon~