"IN
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~IF
ONLY~
If only
I could explain
The
anguish felt inside
Of parents,
who have heard the words
We're
sorry, You're child has died.
If
only you could understand
This
death is like no other
It is
not the same .... very different from,
The loss of
friend, or other.
If only I could
speak, the language of my soul,
Share thoughts
of him today
Then understanding
would dawn,
No words,
would you need to say
If only I could
make you see,
Listening,
is the best gift to me
The sound
of his name, is music to my ears
Memories
of him, not his name you say,
will bring
the tears.
If
only words could describe,
The
emptiness carried inside
Patience I
ask, as I learn to live again
All that I
require, is for you to be a friend.
If
only I would be given the time
To mourn
in my own way
Please
don't tell me to get on with life
For tomorrow
is another day.
If
only words could convey,
that it only
took a moment
For
my life to be rearranged
Please accept me for who I am today,
I have
been forever changed.
If
only I could reach but one heart
With
these words that I compose
Then
I will feel I've done my best,
And pray,
that compassion flows.
©JANUARY
2001 JODY SEILHEIMER
PLEASE DO
NOT TAKE WITHOUT PERMISSION
Before
losing my own child, I never understood the devastation of such a loss.
We sympathize, and do all we know to do to help, but until we have personally
experienced this type of death, understanding is out of our reach.
We as grieving
parents never expect you to understand, as most days we don't. We
just ask that we be allowed to go through this process to the best of our
abilities, without time restrictions, or judgments.
We will have
good days, and bad days, and what used to matter no longer does.
I have heard it said that this loss is of such devastation that it does
not even have a name. Lose a parent, you are called an orphan, lose
a spouse you are called a widow, or widower, but a child? There is
no name, that is how devastating and life changing it is...no words to
describe.
It may take
months, it may take years, and some a lifetime, to ever reach an understanding
of the loss of a child. This is a life long battle that we face each and
every day, never changing. We just pray for the strength to see each
day through the best that we know how, as we are given no other choice.
It is only through the love and compassion shown to us, by those dear to
us, that gives us that strength, and for all of those we shall be eternally
grateful.
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~JANUARY~
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~AMANDA
JEAN ALDRICH~
~ANDREW
FRANK DUNBAR~
~ASHLEY
RENEE HOHNERLEIN~
~SEAMAN
GUNNER MATE BRIAN EARL HUBERT~
~CARMITA
LORRAINE (BRAZIE) KIMBLER~
~CHRISTINA
BERNARD~
~CLARENCE
R BOYD~
~CORY
MICHAEL GRIFFIN~
~DAVID
ALBIN DILL~
~HARRICE
BLEVINS~
~JAMES
"JIMMIE" STEPHEN ROBERTSON~
~JEFFERY
ALLEN OLA~
~JOHN
ELVIO MILAM~
~JOHNATHAN
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~KASEY
OLIVIA REIS~
~KELLY
ANN CLIFFORD~
~KENNETH
JOSEPH BOWEN KEOGH~
~KYLE
J GULLEDGE~
~LISA
BETH MUSGRAVE ELLEDGE~
~LYLE
BRENT REGAN~
~MARIAH
DION MONTALVO PENA~
~MARTHA
SUE FREEMAN~
~RACHEL
ERIN~
~ROBERT
VOLINO JR.~
~HM3
SCOTT MICHAEL BEIMDIEK~
~THOMAS
HOWARD BLAKE II~
~WHENDY
CAROLE DUNCAN MINNICK~
~FEBRUARY~
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~ANISSA
BROOKE LEGER~
~ASHTON
NICOLE BUCK~
~CHRISTOPHEY
MCLEAN~
~HOLLI
NICOLE CROCKETT~
~JAKOB
ANDREW WACHTEL~
~JEFFREY
THOMAS KENDALL~
~JERRY
DEWAYNE LEMMOND~
~JOSEPH
EUGENE MARONEY~
~JUSTIN
LEE TAYLOR~
~KEITH
DAVID STENROSE~
~KEVIN
ARTHUR LEE~
~KIMBERLY
RUTH REILMANN~
~2ND
LT KIRK CHARLES VANDERBUR~
~LILIANNA
JOLIE PENA~
~LISA
MAREE ROSSI~
~MARIA
ELAINA~
~MARTHA
SUE FREEMAN~
~MICHAEL
DAVID SULLIVAN~
~PATRICK
JAMES LAWRENCE~
~PAUL
MCCUTCHEON~
~LANCE
CORPORAL RICHARD CARNEVALE JR~
~SARAH
RAE MARTIN~
~SERRIN
ELYSE KAIN~
~STEVEN
ATTILIO AMATO~
~VALERIE
MARGARET BERG~
~WHENDY
CAROLE DUNCAN MINNICK~
~MARCH~
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~ANNA
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~CHRISTOPHER
JORDAN BALLARD~
~CHRISTOPHER
RONALD FALLER~
~CLARENCE
R BOYD~
~COURTNEY
RAE FINN~
~DOUGLAS
W. BLEVINS SR.~
~JAMES
"JIMMIE" STEPHEN ROBERTSON~
~JARRETT
DANIEL STEPHENSON~
~JILL
DEBORAH COFFIN~
~JOEY
SCARPA~
~JOSEPH
EUGENE MARONEY~
~JOSHUA
EUGENE HEDGLIN~
~MARK
LANDON DUNCAN~
~MATTHEW
DAVID CAMPAGNA~
~LANCE
CORPORAL RICHARD CARNEVALE JR~
~ROBERT
HAMPTON SMITH~
~ROBERT
L. HAMILTON~
~ROY
EVERT BURRIS~
~TREVOR
ALLEN LUCKER~
~APRIL~
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~ALBIN
H DILL~
~ANGEL
ROSE STINETT~
~ANNA
MARIE TITTLE~
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NICHOLAS WAGNER~
~ANTONIO
"TONY" RICHARD~
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AUSTIN ALLEN CARRICK~
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DOUCETTE~
~CHRISTOPHER
MICHAEL QUINN~
~DARREN
KETIH STINSON~
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ALBERT GERLACH~
~ERIC
LESLIE TILLMAN JR.~
~HARRICE
BLEVINS~
~HOLLI
NICOLE CROCKETT~
~JEFFREY
THOMAS KENDALL~
~JORGE
ORELLANA~
~KIMBERLY
RUTH REILMANN~
~THE
KINISH TWINS~
~MICHAEL
DAVID SULLIVAN~
~NINA
M. AL-MISNAD~
~PATRICK
JAMES LAWRENCE~
~RASHID~
~SANDRA
DUPUIS~
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ELYSE KAIN~
~SHELDON
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LEE SHERRY~
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MARIE BARWICK~
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CHRISTOPHER SIMPSON~
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CHRISTOPHER GREEN~
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MARIE TITTLE~
~ANNA
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GLIEM~
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DENISE ROTH~
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ALAN RUEBEN~
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RONALD FALLER~
~DARREN
KETIH STINSON~
~DAVID
RYAN BREWER~
~JAMES
HOOD~
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DEREK LAPIN~
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DANIEL STEPHENSON~
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PATRICK LANDECK~
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JOSEPH HARTSIG~
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PACE~
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ARTHUR FINNERTY~
~JUSTIN
LANE VANBUSKIRK~
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MCCUTCHEON~
~LESLIE
SHELTON~
~LETEESHA
MAY HOPE CRANE~
~MARIA
ELAINA~
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MARTIN C TITTLE SR.~
~MICHAEL
JAMES FORSYTHE~
~PENNY
FEIGENBAUM~
~ROY
EVERT BURRIS~
~STEPHEN
WILLIAM HEFNER~
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TRENTON HARRIS~
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CHRISTOPHER GREEN~
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FIORDILNO~
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~SEAMAN
GUNNER MATE BRIAN EARL HUBERT~
~CHARLES
LYNN PENDLETON~
~CHRISTINA
BERNARD~
~SHELDON
DIAS~
~CHRISTOPHER
ALAN RUEBEN~
~CHRISTOPHER
MICHAEL QUINN~
~DARRON
RUSH RICHARDS~
~DOUGLAS
W. BLEVINS SR.~
~HARLAN
SHAWN FRIEDBERG~
~JANICE
LORRAINE BALL~
~JASON
MATTHEW OVERTON~
~JESSICA
ASHLEY CHERIE SMITH~
~JERRY
DEWAYNE LEMMOND~
~JONATHAN
PACE~
~JUSTIN
SHANE DEFRANCISCO~
~KRISTINE
ANN TEMKO~
~"OUR
PRECIOUS ANGEL" ~ MULKEY~
~ROBERT
VOLINO JR.~
~SHELDON
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WILSON~
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D. BROWN~
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MARGARET BERG~
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The
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