tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6316617410436977874.post8878000468389599043..comments2024-03-25T02:53:26.373-04:00Comments on Women in Crime Ink: How Crime Victims Become Crime SurvivorsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6316617410436977874.post-16242026318554938482009-11-13T00:54:11.090-05:002009-11-13T00:54:11.090-05:00Thank you for your article on Patricia and Crime S...Thank you for your article on Patricia and Crime Survivors. She is a Godsend to all of us in Southern California who are trying to deal with the aftermath of violent crime. It's been two years since my son and two small grandsons were wrenched out of my life by murder, and in that short amount of time, I have lost almost everything that still anchored me to this world - job, friends, health, etc., swiftly gone. No one wants to talk about crime or see and deal with the ghosts that we who survive have become. We find loss and further victimization at every turn. If it wasn't for people like Patricia, and organizations like Crime Survivors, POMC, etc. we would probably all go ahead and crawl into a deep dark hole and ask someone to fill it in over our heads. Sometimes it feels like that's what our society wants from us...to disappear as if we and our lost loved ones never existed. We need to be told once in a while that it's our duty to survive - that we still have something to do and a way to contribute. That's especially important when most people are uncomfortable if we even speak the names of the dead or act like their murder is something that we should feel ashamed of. Neal and Devon and Ian deserve better. I deserve better. Thank you again for writing about us and making us feel a little less invisible.Jan Williamshttp://griefsjourney.facesofthemissing.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6316617410436977874.post-53780906194625347452009-11-12T14:34:42.587-05:002009-11-12T14:34:42.587-05:00Beautifully, well written post, Diane. Thank you....Beautifully, well written post, Diane. Thank you.Soobshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04187049593628263766noreply@blogger.com