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Mine got fevers with every single tooth coming in. Then again as she started to lose them. They kept sending my healthy child home from kindergarten and first grade with a low grade fever. $30 copay later, doc says she’s fine. Repeatedly. So frustrating.

Thank you! I am not a survivor of serious illness, but I lost my teenage son years ago and I loathe and despise the saying that everything happens for a reason. I don’t care if there was a reason! It is NOT comforting in the least.

How do anti anxiety meds work? What do they actually do?

Thank you for trying to help others deal with their losses! You mentioned that many online groups exist. Is there a list compiling many of them? I gave up trying to find a place where I was comfortable long ago. I lost my 14 year old son in an accident 10 years ago. I tried a Compassionate Friends gathering at the time, but I was not comfortable. Any online groups I've discovered are either very distressing because all the posts seem to be very recent and heart wrenching cries for solace or I don't fit their demographic because it's a group for mothers who lost babies, loss to long term illness, loss of spouse, etc.

You are a hero, too. You made a tremendous gift out of your terrible loss. So many people (for various reasons) do not allow their loss to give others the gift of life. I wish you luck on finding your recipient in person. I see donor families meeting recipient families on the media sometimes. Would it cause trouble to ask the news to put out a request somehow? I wish you luck. I truly wish we could have donated my son's organs. I've always thought it would be my one silver lining to the big hole in my soul. Even if you never do get to meet or hear from any of the others, keep in mind that you gave multiple families the gift of more time with their loved ones. There is no better gift.