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Comment by Marjorie Willcox on January 23, 2018 at 3:37am

Rose what terrible blows you've sustained. I really feel for you and you still took the time to respond to me. And Elynn too. We are all suffering.

Comment by Elynn m on January 22, 2018 at 7:15pm

Rose,  I'm sorry for your loss.    I was married for 41 years ....always hoped to reach our 50th, but never did.  Joe has been gone since september, 2015....seems like yesterday.    That's great that you have family around you.   We can only take one day at a time.   I'm just now learning to Remember all of the good times we had. 

Comment by Nancy on January 22, 2018 at 6:58pm

I am sure you are numb Rose. My gosh.  I believe I have not gotten past the shock to truly grieve.  My husbands diagnosis came out of the blue and then he was critically ill for most of it. We were fighting it with all we had until it was no use and called in Hospice.  He survived 7 months from diagnosis to passing. I travel for work and have for 30 years. I would call my husband each and every night.  Now in a hotel I feel that void and talking to one of the kids isn't the same.

Comment by Rose C Gianopoulos on January 22, 2018 at 6:51pm

I have had a very difficult year in 2017.  In June my beloved nephew committed suicide. One week later my lifelong girlfriend''s grandson had a tragic accident and died while hiking. My husband passed away in October and on Christmas Eve my son in law's cousin, who I consider dear to me, committed suicide.  Also lost my dear cat and dog during the same year. I have not had time to grieve one when another came along.  I am numb.

Comment by Rose C Gianopoulos on January 22, 2018 at 6:49pm

Bruce: Thank you for your advice.  You know after being with someone for so many years that the little things are the things that get to me. I still work even though I am 70 and Peter called me every day at work at 10:00 am to ask how my ride in was, or how am I feeling, or how did I sleep and most often what do you want for dinner Love?  This is the hardest time for me at work because I am there everyday at 10:00 am and the phone does not ring.  I am very lucky to work with people that understand that some days are harder than others and they do talk to me about what is going on and how I am handling things. 

Comment by Rose C Gianopoulos on January 22, 2018 at 3:55pm

Marjorie I  understand what you mean that you are living for your children.  I have 4 daughters and 4 grandchildren but I also feel as if I can not live the rest of my life without Peter.  We were together for 51 years and I feel as if we were cheated because he battled cancer, kidney and lung, for 10 years.  He came out of everyone clean from cancer and died because he was too weak to fight the pneumonia.  

Comment by Marjorie Willcox on January 22, 2018 at 7:38am

Rose I'm retired and face the rest of my life alone without my husband and have 3 grown up boys I have to live for but I just feel I can't do it.

Comment by Rose C Gianopoulos on January 22, 2018 at 6:48am

Thank you Linda.   I am so lost without him.  I still work full time but it is taking every bone in my body to get out of bed and get going.  At home I am paralyzed.  It takes me days to do the simple things like changing my bed linens or emptying the dishwasher.  I do have a strong support system at home and knew I needed something more. That is why I searched out this group.  Thank you for welcoming me. 

Comment by Linda Engberg on January 22, 2018 at 6:40am

Welcome Rose,

I am very sorry for your loss, it has been 5 years for me and not a day goes by that I don't miss him. He was my whole life, all I do now is try to carry on the best way I know how, but my heart will never heal.

Comment by Bruce Armstrong on January 20, 2018 at 8:58pm

Rose-Lost my wife after 54 years one day at a time and it's ok to cry try to talk to friends tell the same story to them how you feel they do not know learn to say no to things -small things will overwhelm you and you will forget things after 7 months-I count my better time in hours not in days yet it is a long road so lonely take care of yourself and your not alone with this hurt

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