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The Dead Dad's Club

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"There's a Dead Dad's Club and you're not in it til you're in it....I'm sorry you had to join the club." Dr. Christina Yang - Grey's Anatomy. Women of the club... let's unite, grieve, commiserate, inspire, heal and journey together.

Website: http://mamamaryblog.wordpress.com
Members: 15
Latest Activity: Nov 2

It Gets Better

I am looking for women who have lost their dads and who want to share their story. I lost my dad 7 years ago to cancer. I miss him, dearly. My book project is an ode to him.

It's an emotional, powerful subject. A girl losing her daddy, at any age under any circumstance.

The book will be a compilation of stories written by women who have lost their dads. I'm looking for whatever story, favorite memory, letter, journal entry, venting of true feelings, list of what you miss (or what you don't miss!) etc. My vision is that it will inspire and provide healing for those that submit as well as those that will ultimately read the book. I want other women that lose their dads to know that the grief is painful and eternal but it gets better.

Check out my book project blog for more info.

I'll be blogging about this subject throughout this month on NaBloPoMo on this site and my own, as my deadline for submissions is December 11th (my Dad's Birthday).

If you're a sister in the club, first of all, I am sorry for your loss. Secondly, I'd love to hear from you!

Discussion Forum

What do you say? 3 Replies

Started by mama mary. Last reply by alittlestone Nov 2.

Looking for Daddy 2 Replies

Started by mama mary. Last reply by Grandy Nov. 16, 2008.

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Comment by alittlestone on November 1, 2009 at 8:27pm: On November 9 my dad, my awesome amazing dad, will have been gone for a whole month. He lost his battle with cancer and took his last breaths while I sang to him and stroked the soft new hair that had just started growing back after his last chemo. It's still not real to me.

I've been debating NaBloPoMo for the last week or so, this will be my third year posting, but I've started, and maybe it will be a good thing for me. (Although I feel sorry for my readers. I'm a pretty depressing read right now.)

I'm so "glad" to have found this group. :(

Hugs to all of you.

Comment by Allison on August 23, 2009 at 10:18pm: I lost my daddy to cancer 5 years ago, I was only 22 at the time. His death affects my life each and every day. Never in my life did I think at the age of 22 I would be planning my daddy's funeral (my mother died two years prior to his death) To this day I wonder how different my life would be if my daddy were still in it. The hardest part....existing in a world where my daddy doesn't.

Comment by Ann on January 3, 2009 at 3:24pm: My father died 2 years ago,when I turned 16. He had a heart attack and I wasn`t at home.when we arrived at hospital he was already dead so I never had a chance to say goodbye or anything else I wanted to say.It was too unexpected and too fast.
My relationship to my father was great.We shared the same hobby (tennis) and he was always proud when I won a game.He was such a great man and I love him so much.I miss him a lot. I`m still crying almost every night and I`m very scared because the memories I have are becoming weaker.I`m afraid that I`ll even forget the sound of his voice.
The relationship to my mother is really bad,I rather talk to her. We are always just yelling at each other.It`s not easy..
PS: I have to excuse for my bad english,but I`m german :-)

Comment by Laurie on January 1, 2009 at 7:58pm: I am new to blogging and just found your group. My father died when I was just 15 months old so I don't have any memories of him.......just pictures and other's memories. I will share more later. It's 11:00 p.m. and I have to work in the morning.

Comment by Heather Craven on November 10, 2008 at 9:13pm: Finally, I found others. It has been a little over two years and I still feel as though I have a hole ripped out of my abdomen from the grief. Other days I feel like I have been skinned and dipped in a vat of margarita salt. The pain is so deep. He went to work one day, left at the end for a bike ride and died. He never came home again. I spent about year writing all about it on my blog and yet it still smarts. Everyday.

Thank you for forming this group.

Comment by MomZombie on November 10, 2008 at 1:57pm: He knew he was allergic but didn't share the information with us. I guess he thought he'd be able to handle it himself. I was 30. I guess the takeway is to make sure you tell family and friends if you have a life-threatening condition.

Comment by Hope on November 10, 2008 at 12:04pm: Hi Mary, I've having the same problem with the links! :(

Comment by Grandy on November 10, 2008 at 10:02am: I've tried to connect to these links for discussions...but I can't seem to get there.

I'll try another way, but I didn't want you to think I was ignoring them.

Comment by mama mary on November 9, 2008 at 10:21am: wow...did he know he was allergic to bees? How old were you and how long ago?

Comment by MomZombie on November 7, 2008 at 5:14pm: Well this one jumped out at me but I guess I qualify. My dad died at 58 of anaphylactic shock. That's a complicated way of saying fatal reaction to a bee sting. I always hate telling people that because it sounds so....dramatic. This may prove to be a good source of blogging material for the month, along with a way to connect with others.