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coping with enforced lonliness
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I've just been made a widow, and finding the loneliness hard to deal with. Especially this holiday time, the first alone. My husband died in March after a short illness that came to the for all of a…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by Barbara Stevens Jul 28, 2013.
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- About Me:
- Age 71, just been made a widow after 45 years. I like reading the Internet, meeting people of my age. I like music, classical mostly Andre Reiu who I like greatly.
- About my Loss:
- My husband of 45 years, finding it difficult to live alone. The house is empty now and lifeless. I've two children, married, they visit but they also work. My husband and I were very close, I can't see me carrying on without him really life is so difficult.
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