The Things I Never Talked About
By Jehanne
@Jehanne (1725)
Philippines
June 3, 2026 12:11pm CST
I have lost my sister back in June 2023.
She was diagnosed with Myelodysplastic Syndrome considering to progress as Acute Myeloid Leukemia. MDS other term is bone marrow disorder that is considered a type of blood cancer.
Her sudden death take a toll on me that no one in my family knows it. After her death, I keep receiving news about death of people whom I know personally which weighs me down and I feel like I'm losing my mind.
I was stress at work too and couldn't even take a leave of absence that led to burnout.
In year 2024, I'm still struggling but I'm trying to get back with life but felt so hard.
One day, I woke up realizing everything affected me physically. I'm losing hair, it's a wake up call for me how I've been neglecting myself.
2025 has been a year of equilibrium for me and it was also the year I never put things just for later. The discussion "The Vacation I Had in June" was connected to this because that was the time after my vacation I fully recuperate.
The photo attached was the screenshot of reels I have posted at that time when news about death felt so overwhelming back in April 2024. The photo and what was written in there was mine. The title I wrote was "Life is a Blessing" because the last news of death I received was someone who take his own life.
Life is a blessing
We wake up everyday differently
some is grateful, hopeful but some is losing interest to life.
We battle different struggles it
may be family, work, relationship and health.
Whatever you are going through
do not ever take your life
because some is fighting for it to survive
and some lose their life by accident.
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8 responses
@snowy22315 (208505)
• United States
20h
Grief is a process and can hit at unexpected times. I am sure you know this. I think after losing someone like this, it makes you think about life in a different way.
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@AmbiePam (120237)
• United States
22h
That is incredibly touching. I can’t imagine the pain you have been feeling, and all that you have been going through. I wish I could say something that would bring you some comfort, but it is so nice to hear you are trying to now take better care of yourself. Self care is vital, especially when you’ve had to deal with so much trauma, and no time to process it.
I can’t imagine the pain you have been feeling, and all that you have been going through. I wish I could say something that would bring you some comfort, but it is so nice to hear you are trying to now take better care of yourself. Self care is vital, especially when you’ve had to deal with so much trauma, and no time to process it.5 people like this
@Jehanne (1725)
• Philippines
13h
Since halfway of year 2025 and up to now, I'm doing better. I could handle things much easier, I'm more happier and I know I am truly present with myself because I no longer felt any heaviness in my heart.
Me opening this up, reminding myself. I'm better than I'm used to. Though it takes awhile but eventually whoever struggles they'll heal in time.
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@kaylachan (84636)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
18h
Well one of my favorite sayings one of my favorite youtubers says, tough times don't last, tough people do'. Just keep taking things one day at a time.
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tough people. Indeed! after to go through tough times that's when someone gets stronger.
Yes, that's how I started healing.
@valherma00 (3624)
• Zagreb, Croatia (Hrvatska)
20h
first of all, very sorry for your sister and all other people too. that's some heavy thing to carry with you and it's not a suprise they you felt bad later, for which i'm sorry too. you are right, noone is having easy in this life.
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@innertalks (23716)
• Australia
18h
Life is many things, and is felt, and lived, differently by every person. Many things shape our lives. We cannot control all of the happenings, either.
Life does not seem to be a blessing, at times, but if we are to live without regrets, or in being stuck to a horrible incident in our past, we rob ourselves of a future, including our living a fruitful, happy, and loving, life.
Some such events, we will never forget, and nor will they ever stop affecting us, We do need to struggle on though, and live life as best we can, as the alternative of retreating away from life is not good either.
Blaming someone, such as God, for bad things, also can block our energy from flowing freely in us, and we should try to stay connected to our higher self, and to God too.
I feel that living without such a connection to something greater than ourselves, prevents us from developing ourselves fully, and diminishes us, not to live as consciously alive as we can be too.
I hope that you can continue to recuperate, and return to living a fuller, and more fulfilling, completer, life too.
@Shiva49 (28343)
• Singapore
2h
I can understand what you are going through and why.
Tragedies leave its mark on us especially of those who are near to us.
I stay connected with those who have passed on as if they are still there for me.
From the seen to the unseen world.
The present state of the world does not give us confidence for a better future as the leaders that matter are bent upon heaping misery on the majority who want to be left in peace.
