My prayers are with you; & may God's strength be with you too. I lost my son in Oct. It's the hardest thing I ever went thur. God bless.

I came on this board because of some chronic pain...I'd continue with it if it would bring back your son. I truly believe the spirit never dies, just the body, and I KNOW your son is with all your friends and family who have passed before and the undying love he is experiencing from above he could only wish would help ease the pain you'e experiencing now. My deepest condolences.

Linda

My son, Cpl. Donald Dean Fowler, III, joined the Marine Corps. in 2002, shortly after graduating high school at West Hills High In Santee. He served in the infantry and was deployed to Iraq three times. On July 17, 2006, on his third tour, three days before he was to come home, and three weeks after his daughter, Talyln, was born, Donnie was attacked by a suicide bomber outside an iraqi hospital to whom he and his partners were providing security. Donnie sustained life-threatening wounds to his left leg, shrapnel wounds all over his body, and a significant loss of hearing. His American partner was similarly wounded, and their two Iraqi counterparts were killed.

Sadly, on February 07, 2011, Donnie was killed in a single vehicle rollover automobile accident near his home in Twenty Nine Palms. His father and I, his natural mother, his two sisters and one brother, are heartbroken that after all he had endured and conquered, he was taken from us so unexpectedly. However, because his life was so richly blessed by the Semper Fi Fund, we have asked that our friends and family support this amazing program by donating in Donnie's name. The Semper Fi Fund provided an incredible amount of support to Donnie, his young wife, Amber, and their daughter, Talyn, over the past four years. They assisted with cash aid, car repairs, and toys at Christmas, among other things. I can't say enough good things about this wonderful program for our wounded servicemen and women. They provide peace of mind for recuperating troops, with events geared for the mental and spiritual benefit of our wounded warriors. They greatly enhanced the lives of Donnie and his young family over the course of his resulting pain, disabilities and suffering. He would have loved to have had the opportunity to give back.

Your quote says it all Kim..

"Life is not the way it's supposed to be. It's the way it is. The way you cope with it is what makes the difference."

I am so very sorry.
An incredibly brave and good man who leaves a wonderful legacy.
Like others have said...perhaps you'll have beautiful moments when you will be able to feel his presence.
Your quote is so powerful.
I too believe it "says it all."

Well, after Donnie passed in February, I lost my service trained (I have Parkinson's) German Shepherd, Heidi, suddenly in May, and I've had to rehome my Triton Cockatoo, Nikko, in the last two weeks.

Although my pets are not even comparable to my son, I still have this terrible feeling of loneliness and I'm really not interested in the things I once enjoyed. It is all I can do to get up and move around.

Now, I have discovered that my friend and neighbor across the street has been moved to Houston by her family, she is quite elderly and needed the care and attention. We were the only two home during the daytime on our block.

That's all, I just wanted to vent.

Kim, sorry to hear about your devastating loses.

Six months today, and the pain is still there, although not as sharp as it was and the good days outnumber the bad days. The holidays are coming, this first year will be difficult, but we will face it as a family and survive.

my sympathy to you Fowki

thankful you are managing to have more good days now