Melanie
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  • Mobile, AL
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About Me:
Widowed at 40. 2 kids my youngest Autistic.
Since being widowed I returned to school to become a Massage therapist and studied Chinese medicine. I've learned some tools to get thru grief, anger, depression. Accupressure got me off the depressants. Mostly good days.
About my Loss:
It's been 7 yrs since my husbands accident - he was in a coma for 9months before he passed.
I got engaged earlier this year to a marine ....he committed suicide 5 months into our engagement.

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Pennies from heaven or no?

I use to tell this story before my husband died.

I was visiting a friend and her young sons parakeet passed away while we were there. He was so upset. I told him a story about "pennies from heaven" and every time you find a penny it's from your parakeet who has joined your grandpa in heaven. His little face lit up and he said "they're togther?" I told him he would soon find a penny and he would know they were saying hello

That night we took the kids to midnight "glow" bowling. As we… Continue

Posted on November 18, 2016 at 12:37pm — 1 Comment

Ugh

It's bad enough I have to stay on this earth after my husband is gone......then I think I found someone again and he takes his own life.
It just seems that men over 40 and after divorce just don't want a relationship and they're perfectly comfortable leading women on to believe they do just to get what they want.
I really thought time would make it easier and I could be happy again.
Time does not heal anything
Time only makes more days between meltdowns.

Posted on November 15, 2016 at 6:34pm — 1 Comment

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At 11:58am on November 18, 2016, Ruthie said…

I know its like "Is this my life" "did this happen". Crazy for me as it has almost been a year and I still have that confusion. Take Care, Ruthie

At 11:50am on November 18, 2016, Michael said…
Very sorry for your double loss. One is hard enough.
At 9:34am on November 18, 2016, Darren said…

So sorry for your loss Melanie, loosing oe loved one is hell, thinking you have found someone and then to loose them I can't comprehend and won't try to. Lost my mother few months ago just found out father has cancer don't think I can take anymore bad news this year.

Wishing you the best and some peace x

 
 
 

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