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		<title>Bereavement Forum: Can you die of heartbreak? - DailyStrength</title>
		<description>Since September 09, 2007, I have been in constant physical and mental pain. Pain,I am sure everyone else in this discussion group can relate...</description>
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			<title>Comment by rainbowmama</title>
			<link>http://dailystrength.org/c/Bereavement/forum/1611396-can-you-die-heartbreak/lastpage</link>
			<description><![CDATA[The people at the  funeral home gave you some good advice. 
 Some studies have shown, that especially in couples who have been together for several decades, the one left behind seems to rapidly decline in health and die within a short period of the other.  I don't know how far the studies have gone i...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 14 Dec 2007 07:22:26 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Comment by AstridW</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Thank you ranbow, however at this juncture, for me, death is not the enemy]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 14 Dec 2007 07:52:29 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Comment by Astridtje</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[I agree with AstridW, that death is not the enemy. I also know though that our loved one wants us to be at peace with all that has happened. There is a Dutch saying, translated, If you keep looking back your going to run into a lamppost. I'm trying very hard to go on with living not just existing.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 14 Dec 2007 08:28:56 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Comment by koolman</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Yep, I can relate.  I've been riding my bicycle a lot, eating right, etc., but I still feel pretty heartbroken sometimes, or I feel nothing at all.  Gonna need a lot of tender-loving-care here...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 14 Dec 2007 09:08:44 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Comment by KellyColdw</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[People have died of heartbreak, I feel like Im dieing, But I cant, I cant because theres already to much pain.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 14 Dec 2007 10:20:08 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Comment by lidarose</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[You can, I almost did. After my first husband died and then my gramma a couple months later, I guess I went into a deep depression but I was functioning. I am a small women, 90 pounds at peak. I kept forgetting to eat, it wasn't conscious I would just forget. Guess I wasn't getting enough fluids eit...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 14 Dec 2007 10:54:48 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Comment by Stacieh73</title>
			<link>http://dailystrength.org/c/Bereavement/forum/1611396-can-you-die-heartbreak/lastpage</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Mind, spirit and body are intimately connected.  Grief over the loss of my Mom had me to the doctor several times earlier this year.  Diagnosed with depression and anxiety disorder for the first time in my life.  Severe chest pains that my doctor said went deeper, meaning to my soul because of Mom's...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 14 Dec 2007 12:16:27 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Comment by mssunshine</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[I think it could happen if you let it.  My youngest daughter about greived herself to death after her sister passed.  She got down to 108lbs which is very small for her.  She had to have 4 pints of blood after her baby was born and a couple of months later she had to have meds taken by IV because sh...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 14 Dec 2007 13:51:56 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Comment by lynette22</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[I believe you can, I think it's just more recognized with older couples.  I think my grief and pain is slowly killing me, at least thats how I feel.  Stress does affect our health, and so does pain.  You're not alone.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 14 Dec 2007 15:21:29 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Comment by mikegroh</title>
			<link>http://dailystrength.org/c/Bereavement/forum/1611396-can-you-die-heartbreak/lastpage</link>
			<description><![CDATA[I agree with KellyCold, My father died 10 days later than my step mom, my mother died 3 years ago.  I truly believe he died of heartbreak.  I understand, I feel I may have the same thing happen.  I am constantly anxietied out, subject to <a href="http://dailystrength.org/treatments/Crying" onclick="treatmentHotLink('http://dailystrength.org/treatments/Crying')" class="treatmentlink" title="Learn more about Crying">crying</a> for no reason, failed relationships, dont feel understo...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 14 Dec 2007 19:36:54 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Comment by Melanie35</title>
			<link>http://dailystrength.org/c/Bereavement/forum/1611396-can-you-die-heartbreak/lastpage</link>
			<description><![CDATA[It sure feels like it sometimes.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 14 Dec 2007 20:31:18 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Comment by koolman</title>
			<link>http://dailystrength.org/c/Bereavement/forum/1611396-can-you-die-heartbreak/lastpage</link>
			<description><![CDATA[All I can say, folks, is we have to push through the pain and love the people who are still here.  There's no one exactly like our lost loved one, but there are certainly a lot of other people still here who need our love, even if we haven't met them yet (or are meeting them on this site, for exampl...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sat, 15 Dec 2007 11:30:20 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Comment by HoneyBunny07</title>
			<link>http://dailystrength.org/c/Bereavement/forum/1611396-can-you-die-heartbreak/lastpage</link>
			<description><![CDATA[I too have heard people who have been togather for years and one passes the other quickly declines in health and soon passes and have seen it happen but usually much older people. I too agree death isn't the enemy as when the day comes that God has my room ready in heaven I'll know I have a great pl...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sat, 15 Dec 2007 13:17:45 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Comment by dilli</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[You can die of a broken heart, my Mum is in the process right now. 
 My fear is not of dying it is of  leaving behind people that are in as much pain over my passing as I feel over my dads passing.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sat, 15 Dec 2007 22:02:08 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Comment by SusG</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[There are times I really, really wish I could, but I guess not because I'd be dead now. Seriously.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sun, 07 Sep 2008 16:20:26 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Comment by SusG</title>
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			<description><![CDATA["I too agree death isn't the enemy as when the day comes that God has my room ready in heaven I'll know I have a great place of eternal life and no more suffering or sorrow or tears what a joy to know someday that all awaits for us all but its when God's ready for us.What a joy we will have meeting ...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sun, 07 Sep 2008 16:24:31 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Comment by Promiles</title>
			<link>http://dailystrength.org/c/Bereavement/forum/1611396-can-you-die-heartbreak/lastpage</link>
			<description><![CDATA[I think theres little doubt that the stress of losing the closest person to you who has been a part of everything you do has to impact on one's health. 
  
 I know for myself I was really fortunate to have spent over 10 years with someone who I truly loved for all the right reasons. 
  
 I was lucky to ...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sun, 07 Sep 2008 22:19:22 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Comment by maamgrey</title>
			<link>http://dailystrength.org/c/Bereavement/forum/1611396-can-you-die-heartbreak/lastpage</link>
			<description><![CDATA[I was in the cemetery recently looking at headstones to get ideas of what I want to do for Mike.  I saw one where the wife had been born 8 days after her husband and died EXACTLY 8 days after he died.  Makes you woner, huh? 
  
 Sue]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 09 Sep 2008 00:09:23 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Comment by chattykathy52</title>
			<link>http://dailystrength.org/c/Bereavement/forum/1611396-can-you-die-heartbreak/lastpage</link>
			<description><![CDATA[I think that our love ones would want us to be at peace like osme one else said  I know for me my hubby said to find someone to love and be with me he knew he be in a better place and he wanted to know I be happy so   know this we all here to help each other I <a href="http://dailystrength.org/treatments/Faith" onclick="treatmentHotLink('http://dailystrength.org/treatments/Faith')" class="treatmentlink" title="Learn more about Hope">hope</a> you find this <a href="http://dailystrength.org/treatments/Faith" onclick="treatmentHotLink('http://dailystrength.org/treatments/Faith')" class="treatmentlink" title="Learn more about Hope">hope</a> huggskathyjo]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 09 Sep 2008 07:08:36 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Comment by koolman</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[It's been over a year-and-a-half now since my beloved brother passed, and I'm not dead yet, so I must be doing something right, by loving the people who are still here and taking care of myself.   
  
 Grief CAN be turned around into something positive, even if it's just reminding us how fragile we al...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 09 Sep 2008 15:45:45 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Comment by vader</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[I am replying to you dear.Please take care of yourself.You are still young and these emotions take time.And yes you can die from a broken heart.After my sainted father died in 1987,things began to get screwy.My mother at 69 began to abuse alcohol and wastn paying the bills.She also began to gamble h...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 09 Sep 2008 15:52:26 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Comment by harryswidow</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[I firmly believe that heartbreak can kill you.  I feel like I am dying and I am in mental and physical pain daily.  Since my husband died over 2 years ago and my mother died last April and now my daughter refuses to have anything to do with me because I cry too much.  I now have high blood pressure ...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 10 Sep 2008 10:35:04 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Comment by carlmdobbs</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[I <a href="http://dailystrength.org/treatments/Faith" onclick="treatmentHotLink('http://dailystrength.org/treatments/Faith')" class="treatmentlink" title="Learn more about Hope">hope</a> this helps.  I wrote it a few days after my wife died.  Go to<a href="http://www.soulcast.com/WriterCarlDobbs/" title="http://www.soulcast.com/WriterCarlDobbs/" target="_blank"> http://www.soulcast.com/WriterCarl...</a> for more of my writings.  They may help you. 
  
 To the Rare and Radiant Maiden. 
 We can do nothing to persuade the sun 
 To reverse his course in this wintry sky. 
 We can't make downward the ...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 10 Sep 2008 11:39:41 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Comment by mari3333</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[((Astrid))) yes, the stress of having a child cross over, as we have, is HUGE..its no 1 on the stress chart...so that does affect us tremendously. be gentle with yourself.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 10 Sep 2008 20:38:39 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Comment by Halia</title>
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			<description><![CDATA["Can you die of heartbreak?" 
  
 Thats a good question indeed...one i have asked myself  hundreds of times since my daughter was killed in Feb '08....and i sadly don't have the answer to that myself...some days i feel it will be my last because the pain is so great.... 
  
 I'm with you in spirit....]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 10 Sep 2008 20:44:04 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Comment by SusG</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Yes, I think you can. Sometimes all I want to do is go be with my Mom and grandparents in Heaven.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 12 Sep 2008 14:07:21 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Comment by vader</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[dear-this is vader again. I am very worried about you and <a href="http://dailystrength.org/treatments/Faith" onclick="treatmentHotLink('http://dailystrength.org/treatments/Faith')" class="treatmentlink" title="Learn more about Hope">hope</a> that you are<a href="http://okay.Can" title="http://okay.Can" target="_blank"> okay.Can</a> a person die of heartbreak? The answer is yes and you must know this..I got this message from <a href="http://dailystrength.org/treatments/Reading" onclick="treatmentHotLink('http://dailystrength.org/treatments/Reading')" class="treatmentlink" title="Learn more about Reading">reading</a> a book..do you know that the dead can see and hear us? Do you know that they we are in pain? And when a time is d...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 12 Sep 2008 17:43:31 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Comment by Claudy</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Yes..it's broken heart syndrome and you can look it up on the web...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sat, 13 Sep 2008 15:33:46 +0100</pubDate>
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