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Considering the emotions you are going through, you are doing amazingly well. It's a long process, but you and your Mom will get through it. She must be greiving a great deal, too. If nothing else, how about just spending the day with her? You don't have to answer that, it's just a thought.

This will be the third holiday season without my Mom. My Grandma doesn't know who I am. It's up to me now to make the holidays special for those of us that are left. I have two extra relatives coming for dinner on Thanksgiving. They mentioned they had nowhere to go, so I invited them to join our little gathering. How about taking a risk and putting yourself out there. Let someone know and you might find yourself invited.

Best wishes on finding or making some new holiday traditions, if not this year, then next year. :)

Big hug to you! Hang in there. You are strong and you will get through this :)

Thanks Melissa. I am limited on what I can take for sleeping due to a medical protocol I am on. I appreciate your thoughts. My family would not appreciate a slide show, that's part of my problem, that they just shove things under the rug.

Honestly, the whole process has sucked. We had five hours of viewing at the funeral home, and the funeral the next day at 11 am. It was so fast, and people are not helpful.

Since my grandma helped raise me, it ias though I lost a mother.

I was thinking of going out to a salad bar for thanksgiving, and at least have some healthy food.

Sometimes the grieving process can take months to resolve, we each process things differently. You are not alone, my Mom passed in January of 2007 and I did many of things you are mentioning in your blog. I would think about calling her, I would pass things in a store that she would have liked and think what a great bday gift or holiday gift for her that would reduce me to tears. The first Thanksgiving and Xmas without her were painful. No one in my family wanted to do anything so I did the hosting. I put together a slide show of pictures and played it through dinner so Mom's memory/spirit could still be with us even though her physical presence was absent. People cope with things in different ways - maybe invite your Mom out for Thanksgiving dinner this year? For a natural sleep aide have you tried Valerian root? It take a few weeks to work to it's fullest potential but I have found that it works for me. Also working out will help with energy levels and sleeping.


(((HUGS)))) to you.

Melissa

WOW - Goobygirl! I'm so Happy for You! That's Rawsome! I get excited if I have more then 1. So, count your blessings.!?! Hehehe...........

That's great! I mean about the measurements. The other...don't worry. It will get better. The first time I went raw my digestive system didn't know what to do with all that foreign, fresh, raw food. It took a month so to figure out how to digest it.

Oh but the bowel movements are still bugging me. I guess I should be happy. But 5 a day....just seems like a lot. Plus with all the greens I'm eating, that's the color of food going in, and out. I feel like I'm reversing to baby poop.... maybe that's a good thing.

Yeah the marinara was great. I'm now marinating eggplant to make a raw chili tomorrow (made something similar a few weeks ago and liked it). I salted the eggplant for 1/2 hour first so it wouldn't be so watery (just sliced in half, sprinkled on sea salt, rinsed off).

I like the idea of a raw chili, but I do miss the actual temperature a bit. Not a biggie.

I agree about zucchini pasta. Not for me! Maybe you could use the marinara for another thing, like pizza or a dip for some crackers or even zucchini slices.

here's an article about milk that totally grossed me out (same would apply to cheese)
http://www.foodmatters.tv/pus-cells-in-your-milk.html

Oh EL, finally a pic of you, so nice....to see you!

Adjust as slowly as you need to, but try not to be afraid of success--embrace it! It is within reach!

I am so sorry for your loss. My thoughts are with you and your family in this difficult time.

Thanks everyone for your condolences. We knew she had an aneurysm, she was just too old (86) for it to be operated on. I just thought she had the flu, was maybe a little dehydrated, and even when they were going to operate, I just thought she would make it.

My family was helping clean out her house today, it was very sad to be there without her.

Hugs to you! My heart goes out to you and your family.

I'm so sorry, goobygirl. My grandfather also passed away from an aneurysm. It's very hard to know when that is what is going on...you are in my thoughts and prayers.

I'm so sorry for your pain and loss. What a terrible thing to have happen. Just know that you did all that could be done. I don't think losing a mother or grandmother is something we ever stop feeling sad about, but it will calm down, and you will find your way back. Peace to you.

I'm just wondering if I'm having too many greens. I mean five bms a day is a lot to have to deal with.... if it settles down eventually, I'd be better with it. This is after 5 weeks of a GS every day (Except today, didn't do it, started with a raw curry for my first meal).

what did you put in the almond pulp hummace? I have some almond pulp in the fridge and I'm trying to figure out what to do with it.

Yep! Them greens will clean you out! Makes me feel soooo much better.