I Have Lost a Parent Stories of Experiences

This past April 8th marked the one-year anniversary of the death of my stepmother to uterine cancer.She was only 53 years old.This,however,was not the first time I lost a mom.That distinction belongs to October 14th,2005.I lost my...

I was in my 20's when my father became sick. He had cirrhosis and was in need of a liver. He held on as long as he could. He was released from the hospital for an afternoon to attend my wedding. He promised me he wouldn't miss it for...

When I was seven years old, I lost my dad.
He was facing an intense battle of lung cancer for the second time in his life.
Sometimes I am angry because people tell me they thought he was sick for longer than he lead on and sometimes I...

I want to start off by saying my step dad was a great man. He knew every soul in town, was involved in his church, and gave his all in everything he did. My biological dad was never there for me and walked out when I was 3, there is no...

I'm 21 years old now soon to be 22 but my mother died when I was only 14. She had breast cancer and was in remission for a year after her chemo and radiation but then it came back in her liver. I watched her suffer and be in pain. I...

When I was little, my dad gave me everything. Some parents give you money, some parents give you shelter, some give you education - my dad gave me all of these. I was qquite a shy child and had difficulty coming out of my shell, but...

I'm Jessica and I'm 24. I lost my dad on December 11, 1998. I was 10. My brother was 9. I remember waking up that day and freaking out because we missed school. I remember walking into the living room and seeing my mom on the phone. She...

I am the product of an unplanned pregnancy. When I was born, my mother was 38 and my dad was 58. Neither one of them was prepared for the amount of time and attention that goes into raising a child properly, but they both did the best...

The 10 year anniversary of losing my mom will be surreal to say the least. Some nights in my dreams shes so close, inspiring, reliving, and healing old wounds. I know she will forever be my protector and for many reasons think its...

Some mornings I swear it's your fingers combing through my hair that wakes me. But then I hear my iphone blaring. I deactivate the alarm, and note that you haven't texted me "good morning beautiful" for quite sometime. I peel myself out...

Five years...Five years and it still feels hard to breathe when I think about it. I was only nine years old when my Mom was taken from me. I was only in the 4th grade when I witnessed her lying unconscious on the floor. I was only a...

I lost my dad almost 2 years ago. He passed suddenly after a short fight with bi lateral pneumonia. Those are the medical facts; what we are left with is much, much more difficult. My mum and I were with my dad when he passed; an...

As of 5am today, the 20th of Jan it would be a week since I lost my mother. She was 58. We lost her to kidney failure and fluids in her lungs when her kidneys went her heart gave out. I plan on still wishing her a happy birthday just...

I'm am a male only child and never had any siblings. I am twenty years old and live in a small town. When i was 17, i lost my Mother to cancer. It was devistating but my Dad and me built news lives. I graduated high school and...

Hi. My name is Jessica and I am 24 years old. 9 years ago my mom passed away from complications due to pneumonia and asthma. it changed my life forever and nothing can ever compare to that. I didn't really have a relationship with her...

I lost my mom 7 years ago and it is still hard on me. We used to talk everyday almost all day now I feel empty that she is not here anymore. She died when my son was 2 now I have 2 girls and I really wish she was here for me. Mother's...

On June 28, 2008, I lost my mother to stage 4 colon cancer. I was 15 years old. She was 47. She had been sick for almost a year before starving to death due to a large tumor in her intestine.

Even though it's been 4 1/2 years since her...

I once had 2 brothers a mom and a dad, mom left the house , and never returned.... (so I was told) she died in a car accident, dad was already in a wheel chair, me and my brothers were separated... violence in every phase i experienced...

I lost my dad about 10 months ago. The holidays are getting closer, his birthday, my birthday....it all seems so hard. Christmas time was my time to get to see him, spend time with him and my mom. This year as it gets close to take...

Three years ago now my dad died suddenly and unexpectedly of a heart attack, it was a few weeks before my 14th birthday. i woke up to the sounds of my mothers screams and saw the worst site someone could ever see, there dad on a...