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Aren't you tired of living and waiting for things to get better?
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Hello @drteddy and welcome to Mayo Connect. First, let me say how sorry I am to hear of your son's death. The loss of a child is one of the most difficult losses to endure. The range of emotions that you expressed in your post is common among the grieving.
I would encourage you to find a place for support. A grief support group would be a good place to start. On Connect, we have a support group for those who have experienced loss. Here is a link to those discussions,
--Loss and Grief
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/group/loss-grief/?pg=2#discussion-listview
The first post in this group is found at this link and it is a good place to start,
--Loss and Grief, how are you doing?
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/loss-and-grief-how-are-you-doing/
I would encourage you to read through the discussions in this group and find a place to talk about your son and your grief. As you share this loss with others, it will help you.
How are your other family members doing with their grief?
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Thank you Teresa @hopeful33250. I found the Loss and Grief discussion page and replied to
"Child loss and coming to terms with life never being the same."
My wife and I are currently at our younger son's house in San Antonio TX. We only had 2 children and he is doing about the same as we are... keeping it together but clearly suffering. He has a wife and 3 kids so that responsibility gives him strength and courage. My late son is survived by his wife and 3 sons. The youngest was having the hardest time when we left there and the others seem to be hanging in there pretty well. They are very active in school, band and athletics, so that helps them tremendously. We are all driving back to Virginia on Sep 21 for a celebration of life, so we will see them again then.