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My family is grieving & not sure how to handle this loss




I lost my 24-year-old son on December 7th, to suicide. My family is grieving & not sure how to handle this loss. My son suffered from depression for years. He was diagnosed [with] bipolar & borderline personality disorder.

I have 2 other sons 20 & 16. I’m very worried about them & I’m looking for something to help all of us to be able to cope with this. I think getting away from our everyday lives & being together would allow us time to lean on each other & hopefully help my boys be able to let everything out to myself & my husband. 


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Always planned to return to remember our last Christmas with her




Sadly my father and siblings and I lost our mother to Parkinsons Disease on March 27th, 2022.

We camped at Indian Bear for Christmas of 2021 and always planned to return to remember our last Christmas with her there. We were all very sad to hear it had been sold.


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He was a great man and role model




May 1st, 2021 I lost my father-in-law, my wife lost her daddy, my mother-in-law lost her husband and the grandkids lost their grandpa. Fred was taken from us at what seems too soon when we consider time as what the clock allows. His impact that he had when he was here proved that his time though it could’ve been longer was utilized to full potential. He was a preacher, a retired serviceman from Marine Corps, and served his country in Vietnam. He really was a great man and role model to many people that encountered him, even if only for a moment. It would be very much appreciated if we could get even just 1 day and night to gather us all together and just remember and celebrate Fred.

The healing process on his loss has been a slow and painful one. My wife and I have taken care of her mother for 14 of the past 18 months and she is finally working toward getting on her own 2 feet and we would like to celebrate that accomplishment as well. Surely if it would be ok we would love to make a stay at Camp Because I said I Would! One of the things that Fred always said was “if I said I was going to do it, then I’ll make a way to do it!”


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Lost her mother and her husband all in the same week




My mother retired and was taking full-time hospice care of my step dad and we lost him. She was doing well but lately hasn’t been herself. She does everything for everyone and it’s so hard not to be able to help her as her sadness just grows bc she can’t live through her retirement w/ her most cherished husband. My mother worked for a city police department and once retired began almost immediately full-time care for her mother and husband who was worsening with a rare disease and ended up in hospice. She never complained and was always there for our family including them.

She, unfortunately, lost her mother and her husband all in the same week prior to the winter holidays. She has hung in there until recently I believe it is more setting in with time and is having such a hard time with the losses. When asking her she always says she is fine, just sad. This woman has done nothing in her life for herself and would love this opportunity to attend with my sister and comfort my mother.


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I just want to know when the pain will stop and my heart can start to heal




My 32 yo daughter passed due to covid on September 23, 2021. She had MS and had had an infusion three weeks prior that killed the immunity she had from being vaxed. She was gone in six days. No one saw her passing being a reality. She leaves behind a now nine-year-old son who still isn’t coping and two nephews and a niece that talks about her daily.

Her older sister lost her best friend. Her father and I our beloved daughter. And her brother and sister are still trying to navigate life without her.
I just want to know when the pain will stop and my heart can start to heal.


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This situation changed our lives greatly




I lost my parents tragically. A mental health crisis caused the whole situation and my parents succumbed to a murder/ suicide. (I don’t like to use those words but it is the truth) My husband discovered my parents after we weren’t able to reach them. I was there but this situation changed our lives greatly. We do have support but to have a few days to just be together and not have to worry about anything except helping each other would be an immense next step of healing.

The other component is that I want to continue to gain the tools to provide awareness for senior mental health. I want to continue to grieve in a healthy way and also provide a place for my husband to get continued support. We have attended counseling but right now our schedules and finances are not available to do so.

My husband and I are also growing our family thru fostering children. We have fostered 13 kids in and around Franklin County. The last four years. We currently have a 20-month-old foster daughter. This opportunity would be so nice to just be able to not have to worry for a few days and just be a family.


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We still feel the sting of losing her brother daily




My husband and I lost our son, Raylan, at 28 weeks into our first pregnancy in October of 2022. I had to have blood transfusions and an emergency c-section to deliver our still son. He was due on Christmas Eve, so the holidays have been difficult the past two years.

We’ve welcomed our rainbow baby girl into the world, and she has brought us so much joy, but we still feel the sting of losing her brother daily.


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This year just wasn’t the same




My sister and I lost our last living grandparent in May of this year. My grandmother had a farm and our childhood was spent in the very best way. We were so fortunate to experience “farm living” when we visited. From riding the farm horse bareback, jumping in a muddy pond, and building forts wherever could hold a few pieces of plywood. Of course, the best things were the great cooking, baking, and canning that came out of her kitchen.

After Grandma grew older she sold the farm but we still visited regularly with our kids in tow. She was an amazing baker and every year she made dozens and dozens of cookies. We took our kids (her great-grandchildren) up every year to help. Probably made more of a mess than helped, but it was all about the memories. The last few years have been tough enough with Covid. In 2020 we had to decorate Easter eggs via FaceTime because we were scared we would bring something to her. That Christmas she said “no way”! You guys have to come and bake cookies.

This year just wasn’t the same and I failed miserably. I didn’t bake a single cookie. Not only did I rob my kids of the experience I also missed out on time that I get to spend with my niece and sister. I was telling a friend this and she suggested renting a cabin for a weekend bake, watch movies and spend time together remembering Grandma. 


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We knew his time on earth was closing




On Tuesday, January 10th, 2023 our beloved brother passed away from a lingering illness of approximately 8 years due to his 38-year employment and unfortunate exposure to asbestos. This led to pulmonary fibrosis and COPD. Shortly after his early retirement (due to illness), he was administered supplemental oxygen. At the time of his death, he was on 9 liters of oxygen. Dave was our only brother. He never married so when he became ill, we, his siblings became his caregivers.

We watched him struggle to breathe every day since. This disease thickened the lungs and the person loses elasticity causing scarring and decreasing lung capacity. Myself and one of my sisters accompanied him to nearly every doctor appointment, medical testing, and wherever else he needed to go whether it be to the Pulmonologist, Veterans Administration medical team, or his family physician. We assisted with his outside chores until it became evident he could no longer maintain his home. He moved into my husband’s and my property as to be closer to family.
For the past year and one half, he was in the care of hospice. There was never a doubt among the sisters that we would be his primary caregivers. This took a toll on family time and other outside events that we simply could not attend.

Christmas morning Dave took a turn for the worst. We knew his time on earth was closing. We provided 24-hour care until his passing.
Giving us this opportunity would give his siblings and I a chance to rest and reflect on Dave’s life. It would provide a time of much needed sister bonding in a beautiful quiet, peaceful setting.


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We have yet to work through our grief




In February of ’22 we lost my stepdad. My family consists of my husband, 33, myself, 32, and our 3 children 13, 12, 11. This was very hard for my boys. In May of ’22 my father-in-law passed away, and 13 days later, his mother, passed away. This last August, we then lost my grandmother.

My children, husband, and I have had the most traumatic devastation that we have ever felt. Our children continue to see therapists weekly, and still, we have yet to work through our grief.


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