Especially when retirement is in the near future. I feel like Im back at stage 1. I am trying to give something beautiful from him. i thought i was getting a bit better getting on with things and losing the 3 stone i put on. I have just been reading through this site and found your response to minelike you..I dont want to socialise..I go to work..come home to the whirlpool of love from my two puppies..you and I are so blessed to have our furriesI know I will never have another soul mate and am so thankful to have been so loved and accepted for who I am ..may our boys rest in peace until we are together again..hope you have settled into your job.work will help keep us both going..hugs..ann. She was 96. He was my everything. I still have to live. Yes, the lack of interest in things, the TV watching, but you do say you have faith it will get easier. The loss will always be in my shattered heart. Last night, I had the most powerful dream! She said if Im going to die. I was her caregiver for her last six months. Year two, is called the wake up year. I just had another cry and heart wrenching moment after 1 year and 10 months. Worse even if you can believe it. I wouldnt wish this on anybody. i think as time passes you really realise who that person was in your life how much they meant to you and how noone else can measure up. I still do Mindfullness as a sleeping aid when needed. I still am filled with sadness and feelings of not being able to go on without him. It feels like Ive lost a part of my life. There are many people today in situations where their pets mean everything to them just like any human being could. He died within days of me telling him. It presents itself in a million little ways throughout the day and night. We had 36 wonderful yeayears. People say you need to find love again. I lost my mom that I took care of for almost 5 yrs and I saw her take her last breathe and its been two yrs now and people act like should be over losing her and when all the people that have been lost this year from covid 19 its just reminds of what and how I lost her. I take diazepam about twice a month when I feel Im about to go through an attack of anxiety. Died. Its a reality that still blows my mind.hes not here but he should be, Im incomplete and trying to find the new me. He and I have no extended family -so it was just us and our girls. Even though some of our stories vary the seem to be the same. Im so glad I found this post. Thats beautiful. I owe him everything and I decided that Ill be living a life dedicated to love in memory of him. I am an adult orphan now. So I started dating. And tonight I'll fall asleep with you in my heart. Be free. 17 years, but only suffered the last 2 years as life drained away from him. I will forever hate myself. I hope your finding your way grief is personal and the hardest life lesson Ive had to learn Im only having the most difficult time at night once our boys go to bed. I will be praying for both of us. I do experience love and happiness. I often feel isolated and on the edge of all thats real. He took his own life. Even though they told me that he was going to die I didnt believe it for a minute. I took care of him during his last two years . "A year without you has felt like an eternity. Then, I felt nothing. Please know that I will keep all of you in my prayers and hopes for your own grief process. I wish I could say you get used to people dying. Then put off the blue, he had a seizure that led to the diagnosis of a brain tumour, which we were later told was inoperable and high grade. Even negativity so unlike me! The reason I say this is that he was 80 years old had a good life and I am not on my own as I have a wonderful husband and yet the tears still flow. People dont understand the loss. I am 39, I could live a long time yet. I buried Milo with his mammy (a little memorial box that lay at my wife hands) went together on their journey. This is by far the worse loss i have experienced. I still find myself breaking down behind closed doors, and hate going through the motions of life pretending like everything is fine. Also. you feel the loss even greater i feel. We saw his body deteriorate the last 4 months and he held out for as long as he could for us. And every day I think about her. May God bless you and comfort you on your journey. I will always feel his love. I guess I just have to accept this as part of grieving process and try to keep moving forward. Now I know no matter what happens to me, at least mom is forever safe and even transcended death. What that means is that Ive survived (so far) and a lot of people Ive known and loved did not. Its tough, 2 years ago my wife had back surgery the third morning after surgery she complained of a hard time breathing early the next day the hospital called and she passed from a blood clot. I celebrate my grandkids birthdays, but still cant do Christmas or Thanksgiving. I kept going to work, serving at church, most of the things I had formerly done. I found pieces of the car the grill, a side mirror, the license plate, etc. I am sitting here sobbing ..reading these missives! It was a 16 months battle that we knew she was going to lose. I got through the first year because of being the only one that could handle all of the problems and stuff that takes place after the bread winner passes suddenly. If you're a writer, poet, or musician, compose something. I speak to him every day! My then 7 year old daughter found him first. Dr was right December 10, 2016 he passed. My Uncle was my Father figure, he & my Mum were very close & he would talk about her regularly. Please do not do that. I have good friends and a lovely daughter, but she is in a bad place with it all too. Oh precious fellow travellers. There are no winners, are there? able to spend every minute with her. 6. creating an adult coloring book with his images that I will share with the world soon. Though there is one other Uncle, brother of my Mums, he lives in rural Ireland, only has a land line phone, has ongoing mental health conditions. And then I start crying uncontrollably. I pray everyday for the lord to take me. The first year I cried constantly, I would talk about him every moment I could and would talk to him when I drove anywhere, pretending he was sat in the passenger side of my car listening to me. You may feel guilty for being the one who is still alive. I lost my sister over 2 years ago and as you can see, Im up at 12 AM on a workday looking for some words of encouragement. Others think you are strong and doing fine. Im coming up on the 2 year anniversary of his passing, I can for sure that it has not go I miss him dearly, I am asking same question as you . I feel like if I move out and get my own place something new I may be able to. I hid from my emotions, thought I was in love again. I still grieving my life totally revoved around them especially when mum got sick. I also have an on/off boyfriend who is a narcissist I am sure. It has to get better it cant stay this hard always:-(. I dove into We been together for 46 years. There is a limit to the amount of money that we can pay to a family. Wishing you peace on this day of remembrance. My 21 year old daughter was diagnosed with leukemia and died 14 days later from a brain hemorrhage resulting from the chemo treatment. How does one explain, the years of laughter, loving, holding hands, winks toward each other, many, many memories of simple days I wasnt look for a new realationship I was coping . My good friend @goodiepocket gave me the sweetest early birthday gift and he edited together a tribute video for Beemo from the hundreds of videos on my phone. I now know I am normal again with just a different heart. Grief counselling for me in next 3m which helped build confidence. My mums been gone 7 years tomorrow she passed away 23/03/2005 due to melanoma cancer I was 13 years old I was very young and that was . But mostly hurt and emptyness. This is the second year, and as it got near to his birthdate, it hurts just as badly as last year, if not worse. Which was lovely and took the pressure of me. This breaks my heart to read. I lightly recommend this only as I am just starting to read it myself. So these last few days when it hit me hard, he has been understanding and supportive, and knows why Im suddenly sleeping 9-10 hrs/night and hardly able to do anything during the day. I weep and wail and feel as though it happened yesterday. Anne, and others, so sorry for your losses as well. giver had to subdue all my feelings of pain. For example, if DATEDIF (DATE (1969,7,16),DATE (1969,7,24),"D") returns 1/4/1900, the Date . All they bring is grief. I know Dan will offer a prayer for all our lost loved ones. But those grief waves keep on coming when you dont expect them. Everyone tells me I should be better but I am not. I know most of what I am feeling is normal amen No words to make it better I would if i could. Ive lost countless close family, but the loss of my husband (best friend, greatest champion, confidante, teacher, counselor in life, one in a million love), is simply unbearable. Sometimes it just feels like a bad dream. Fight for your life. I feel Im constantly stumbling through life on the edge of whats real and whats not. He was 84 & I am 65. He battled the beast for 21 months and never complained. But I will say that youll come to see the pain differently, itll mutate and one day youll find that the furst thing you do when you think of him or hear his name is smile, not cry. I still cry every day, sometimes three or more times but keep trying to think of all the good times we had instead of how much I miss him , Almost three years now since my beloved Georgette went into eternity..and I still weep for her every day..every tear drop says I love you still *DAYTIME AND EVENING GENERAL GRIEF GROUPS AVAILABLE EVERY WEEK* CLICK HERE TO JOIN US! We were blessed with 4 children, who still desperately need me at ages 11, 9, 8, and 7. My husband fought so hard for us. Everyone talks about how difficult it is to talk about your feelings, due to know wanting to hear it or they think its time to move on. I dont want medication. Humans have the capacity to share themselves with another press. As you say if God gives us a window, along with you- I am waiting. I felt relieved when he passed away, because I know he's not hurting anymore. Im so sorry J. I know that feeling of panic that you might forget something and lose it forever. My husband of 54 yrs. Allie, it has to get better. This is where Grief Coaching can help. There were many ups and downs with surgeries and chemo, but she lived for everyday with our children. My personality has changed, I feel clold hearted alot,when Im warm by nature. I miss him terribly and find it hard not to be talking to him or holding him. Margaret, your husband died after 46 years of marriage last year and mine round the same time after 45 years. Ive had the best and no one can take his place. I totally understand, I also had to make this decision 2 years ago for my baby sister who I was caregiver of. After 37 years of marriage-we finally found our dream home and had no financial issues for first time in our lives. He left behind a 5 year old boy. I think of that all the time, when I feel like I cant go on. Today I took an afternoon nap and when I woke up., i finally got dressed at 5:00 why bother. Now we are in the holiday season. I found The Five Wishes online to be a friendly way to opening the discussion of dying. Then then 13m on, a huge ugly cry at new yeartook me to the next step of thinking i was ok. I lived on chicken nuggets and pop tarts for the first year. They always say it will get better. I cant see how to live like this; no future. They say I have chose him over them so theyre pretty much through with me what I need help dont know which way to turn. Your Grief is Terrifying to Those Around You, How to Get a Better Nights Sleep when Grieving, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Rnyqe1XiP0, The second year of grief | How my heart speaks, https://thepetlosscenter.com/our-locations/hampton. I am done. In February he will have been gone for two years, and while I have accepted the fact that he is gone, I feel so hollowed out. We just put one foot in front of the other, dont we? The grief is unbearable today as last week, last month, last year. I am beyond broken and I am into the second year and it is so much worse than the first for all the reasons mentioned by the write of this article and all the things you say are true, Hi my friend . Follow griever. It was more than a human can handle but. I know I dont want to live like this for any length of time anymore. Actually like a lot of other people here, I find the passage of time is making the loss worse! Im grateful to have found a place to share our stories and grieve together. with friends like that, who needs enemies. We lived for each other and daily decisions are made with what he would have done. WHY? Thanks for hearing me. I wish there was a bigger word than love that could describe how I felt for her. I have no one else in this world. you learn to live with it, this is so true. since than i have been alone and find that i need to find out who i am without her. I decided that Wichita was not for me. I went to grief counseling along with my youngest Son who was 13 at the time and tractable in google analytics Yesterday i felt like a knife plunged into my heart 2 years ago and hasnt come out yet. Was just trying to forget my past and start over again a fresh start but all that came down hill when I was in college and had a panic attacked in one class realizing that it was time for me to deal with the truth. It feels like a couple weeks ago she was just here. There are no words to describe the pain! So in addition to trying to process her death, I still find myself saying to myself What happened? Just into the 2nd year since the passing of my husband. I guess I will always feel this way. Not so. Every moment where I was happy and excited was mixed with sadness and anger that my wife was not experiencing this. So when he got sick I was always there for him. Be patient with those who dont understand. I thought he slipped on the ice and hurt his back or knees. Jackie, you put into words all i have been unable to say. My most often comment was I dont know how to do this. He came to me in a dream. It still hurts and i wish it didnt. He passed unexpectedly while on our first trip since retiring. I want to stop feeling sadI am a practical person who understands all people die, the world keeps spinning. I feel for all of you so much. Four months he fought from diagnosis to him passing. I just wish I could see him, kiss him and hug him one last time but most importantly tell him how much he means to me and how much I love him. Not up and down but flat and down. I know how you feel! I still didnt think much of it, my thought was, the helicopter didnt come, so, he should be fine, he probably slipped on the ice real hard, no big deal as long as he was okay, we can handle this. Thank you for letting me know I am not alone. The one thing I found was when my mum passed I felt lonely even though there were people around me. If I can last that long. all the time.God bless you. As much as I hate to admit it (because it wasnt in my nature to even think this way), more often than not I think to myself: Whats the point?. Now this next bit my shock some of you but I felt relieved. He did his nightly walked, went to the store and picked up milk and bread which he always does, before he left I asked him if I could come but he said no then he gave each of us a kissed on the forehead and said hell be right back, he then told me to get the kids in bed as there was school the next day. The mom I used to know whom I went out to malls, consignment shops, coffee shops, was long, long gone for about a decade. The grief process has been awful but I am working with it. I am 76 and my health seems OK but mentally I am a wreck. Dont know how to be happy. Ill say my farewell now to you all . Uthayanan SETHUPATHY. I was 18 when we got together. My world has been turned upside down. Thats for sure. I pray that these feelings will pass soon as I am so fed up crying. Your baby's memory expands quickly in their first year of life. The first year was the hardest woke up crying and fell asleep crying. Im happy that I was able to be there to take care of her (I cant imagine losing someone suddenly, for example I was fortunate to have the chance to care for my mom and show her love when she was most vulnerable), but the intensity of it all made it a life-changing experience. My dad died 20 months ago. Days and feel so alone at times afraid to speak of my grief people telling me I should be fine. "To live in the hearts of those we love is never to die" - Hazel Gaynor. There is hope; the sun does shine again. Wendy I lost my mother two yrs ago this December 22, 2017. Ann! Lots of noise. He was in and out of the hospital for months and then a small mass was found on his lung. I lost my mom nearly 10 months ago. Sadly you and I are far from alone. He passed fifteen days after our 47th Anniversary. Every day I beat myself up thinking about what I should have and could have done to help her in her passing. God bless. I am interested in hearing how it went for yall. Still, I never felt more alone. When a parent dies, guilt can become a burden because of past arguments you now regret or maybe because you think you didn't do enough to help them. I shed MANY tears. He got very angry but we never stopped loving each other . .it was always he and i. Email him on: lordzakuza7 @ gmail. That is a revealing statement and I think your church, which is a family, will prove to be a lifesaver. I feel guilty a lot because how I acted towards her through it, it just seemed like no end in site. It's still important to support your loved ones during their grieving process. The missing her is getting worse. Im still waiting for the Universe show me the way. I finally am getting some grief counseling and it helps me to know that Im doing pretty well on the widowhood scale. I could punch her in the mouth when she says that. I havent been able to do things that I normally did since the day he left. Thats hard at 69 . He was 45 when he passed I was 43. I will continue the fight. In the beginning, the waves are 100 feet tall and crash over you without mercy. Tried to find jobs, went on interviews but no call back. I will type a little should you come back here. Thanks to all that spoke about their feelings of a great loss. Please stay strong and know that youre not alone. The lord has a better plan for me. I pray every single day and ask God to help me, not for me but for them. I cant begin to describe how heartbroken I am and the second year is the toughest. My fathers started dating someone who slanders her and her opinion of me, and even though I know shes wrong and never met her it hurts so badly. She, or rather we , battled cancer for about 4 years and it was a roller coaster . Thank you to everyone who has posted. I watched him wither away. It has been over 2 years and I still miss him so. I think it better I stay home the rest of the week. Im trying to deal every day and some are better than others. Now in year two Im dealing with unresolved grief for my daughter and the emotions I pushed so far down are now bubbling to the surface. I keep myself so busy its a little crazy. 2019 has been a year of firsts without them and Im not ready for Christmas this year or the 1st anniversary of my sisters death. He had a massive heart attack but the insurance said he was not sick enough to have the tests to get treatment. Twenty eight years of marriage was not enough. My friends have gone on with their own lives.

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