Saddest moment.

[bertieboing]

When was yours then?

[Ice-Maiden]

Awww...when my son was diagnosed as being autistic with severe learning difficulties - but the feelings didn't last long. One look at his beautiful little face, and I was filled with happiness.

[legend760]

my fathers death

[EngTeach]

my mother's death

[dopeybint]

My mums death, nothing you will ever experience will hit you as hard

[amonty1144]

My father's death and then my mother's death.

[Theland]

Mother and then fathers death, and then seeing my son become disabled at aged ten.
Oh my! He was such a great footballer!

[naomi24]

Ice-Maiden, that's lovely. You brought a tear to my eye.

My saddest time, like most, was when my father, and then my mother died. How little we appreciate them when they're with us.

[naomi24]

Theland, I'm so sorry to hear about your son. Can you tell us what happened?

[Theland]

Naomi - Yes. He was a great footballer - played in two teams. Then at age ten started complaining of pain in his left hip. Got worse. Very bad. Diagnosed with, "Perthes" disease, loss of blood flow to the hip joint, softens the bone, lots of pain. Four major operations later, and he is seventeen next month, and he still has pain. He was at the hospital yesterday to assist the student doctors, as his last operation was something never done before, and they wanted to use him to help train doctors.
Meanwhile, his education has suffered, he has hardly any qualifications and his future is very bleak.
Hip replacement when he is in his forties is the next step - no pun intended.

[naomi24]

Theland, oh that's awful. Poor boy. I am so very sorry. Thank goodness he has such a caring family around him.

[Drisgirl]

Sudden death (RTA) of my childrens dad 8wks ago at the age of 50.Nothing prepares you for seeing your childrens continued suffering and bewilderment.

[megan07]

1981 my husband was killed, my daughter was just 18 month, and she kept asking, when is daddy coming home.
1990 my darling beautiful, nanna.
1993 my hero my fantastic dad.
1999 my best friend, she was stunning, she had 4 beautiful children, she passed away at the age of 33yrs to cancer.
sep2007 my friends daughter, was murdered, one week after a very good pal, who was the uncle of the above.
Was killed in a road accident.
God bless you all, i miss you all so much, and will always love you all. LOVE, CHRISTINE. XXXXX

[homerbart]

Shot twice in the leg in 1972 due to troubles of NI
I had a Horrific accident - car turned upside down in 1975
Dad dying from cancer 1975
Mother dying from cancer 1983
15 year Nephew murdered in 1992 (His mother dying of a broken heart in 1994)
I had an accident fell off a ladder in 1993 sustained a left broken arm
Articulated lorry crashed into me and forced me to bounce into another 3 cars. in 1998
and my beloved nephew drowning in Thailand leaving my sister with no children

Hows that and believe that is not all

[funnygirl]

My mum's death last year and seeing my 82 year old dad, trying to cope. He is really stubborn and misses my mum like hell.

[tigwig]

my mum in laws death to cancer and watching her get worse and worse until this.

[delboy3]

My mum's death 2 years ago, and to top it off, the day after the funeral my wife of just 1 year told me she wanted us to split. Needless to say, we are now divorced 'cos of her adultery.

[smudge]

My saddest times were:

When my Dad died in 1994.

When my Mum died in 1996.

When my eldest sister Amy had a heart attack & died instantly on Christmas day 2005. It was a terrible shock for all us nine younger siblings.

When our darling Grandson James was born in 1991 with lots of health problems. We were told that he may not live to see his 2nd birthday & it was the most devastating time of our lives. BUT, he is still with us, is reasonably well & celebrated his 16th birthday in July this year.

Another sad time was when our cat Smudge was put to sleep (aged 13 yrs) - she was a wonderful companion. Also the other cats that we have lost, 'specially little Timmy.

[spudqueen]

When my best friends son died suddenly 6 weeks before his 5th birthday.

15th April 1989 - Hillsborough

[excelsior]

my fathers death ..... it was at 8pm christmas eve 2005. i was at his bedside (the only one) when it happened. i have still not recovered from it. also, the family had to make the difficult decision of not telling the children until boxing day - in order not to spoil their christmas . on the day we just said that grandad was feeling more ill than normal (he died of cancer) and had decided to stay at home and sleep

[Kleiber]

Oh, my God, you guys - you've all made me cry! I feel for all of you.
Saddest moments: (In chronological order)
My little cat, who I got for my 11th birthday, had to be put to sleep, when I was 24.
My loveliest dog (GSD), dying of cancer aged 11, in 1982.
My Dad dying suddenly, from a heart attack.
My Mum, 11 months later (from a broken heart).
My parents not being there to see me married to the most wonderful man in the world, and to see their grandson.
My lovely husband being diagnosed with cancer on 8th February, 2002 (it's etched on my memory).
Losing my darling at 10.20.am on 20th September, 2005.
My son's 18th birthday - should have been a celebration, but without his Dad, we didn't feel like celebrating.
The first Christmas without him.