Comments on: Losing Sam http://www.commonties.com/blog/2007/07/20/losing-sam/ Listen to stories on anything from honeymoons to WWII, from award-winning journalists to first-time writers alike, from anywhere in the world. Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:46:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 by: erin http://www.commonties.com/blog/2007/07/20/losing-sam/#comment-57585 Fri, 07 Nov 2008 15:57:41 +0000 http://www.commonties.com/blog/2007/07/20/losing-sam/#comment-57585 I am sorry for your loss, and I thank you for sharing your story. I can understand the pain of losing someone that you've never met, although my circumstances are entirely different. I had an uncle with drug and alcohol problems, along with, from what I have gathered, mental problems related to PTSD. My parents completely shielded my brother and I from him because they didn't want us to have anything to do with him. Or maybe he didn't want to have anything to do with us. I will never know which the case is, because he committed suicide when I was 15 years old. I had seen him once in my life, through a car window, at the age of 7. Shortly after he committed suicide, I made many attempts to write the story of what happened, but never could find the right words to express how in some ways, it hurts more to lose someone you never met. Your story has inspired me to try again. Perhaps after nine years of reflection, this time the words will come easier. I look forward to your novel. I am sorry for your loss, and I thank you for sharing your story. I can understand the pain of losing someone that you’ve never met, although my circumstances are entirely different. I had an uncle with drug and alcohol problems, along with, from what I have gathered, mental problems related to PTSD. My parents completely shielded my brother and I from him because they didn’t want us to have anything to do with him. Or maybe he didn’t want to have anything to do with us. I will never know which the case is, because he committed suicide when I was 15 years old. I had seen him once in my life, through a car window, at the age of 7.

Shortly after he committed suicide, I made many attempts to write the story of what happened, but never could find the right words to express how in some ways, it hurts more to lose someone you never met. Your story has inspired me to try again. Perhaps after nine years of reflection, this time the words will come easier.

I look forward to your novel.

]]> by: silvi http://www.commonties.com/blog/2007/07/20/losing-sam/#comment-25956 Mon, 23 Jul 2007 06:11:04 +0000 http://www.commonties.com/blog/2007/07/20/losing-sam/#comment-25956 this brought tears. why? because when we lose someone and all we have left of them is words, sometimes that hurts more than thier dying ever could. why? because sometimes, when all we have left of them is words, we lose them over and over and over again. this brought tears. why? because when we lose someone and all we have left of them is words, sometimes that hurts more than thier dying ever could. why? because sometimes, when all we have left of them is words, we lose them over and over and over again.

]]> by: Mike G. http://www.commonties.com/blog/2007/07/20/losing-sam/#comment-25849 Sat, 21 Jul 2007 19:35:41 +0000 http://www.commonties.com/blog/2007/07/20/losing-sam/#comment-25849 Jayne,It is always a shame to lose someone,even if you know that poerson only online. I'm not funny,whitty,or any of that other stuff. I'm just someone that just has to keep going every day.Sometimes I have to take the day 5 minuites at a time.I do this for a coulpe of reasons.1) I'm a recovering Alcoholic. 2) I fight the urge to harm/kill myself or others. Jayne,It is always a shame to lose someone,even if you know that poerson only online.
I’m not funny,whitty,or any of that other stuff. I’m just someone that just has to keep going every day.Sometimes I have to take the day 5 minuites at a time.I do this for a coulpe of reasons.1) I’m a recovering Alcoholic. 2) I fight the urge to harm/kill myself or others.

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