Kathy Josephine
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I am 32, and now, a single mum. I have just started studying a Bachelor of Education (Primary School). I grew up in NZ, moved to Australia in 1999, married in 2002, had our daughter 2005, and widowed 2010. I live on the South coast of Victoria, in a small town called Venus Bay.
About my Loss:
My husband was upfront about his illness when we met, which is a whole other story, but he had a genetic condition which caused his kidney's to fail and a host of other medical problems. I could cope with having a sick husband, but one day I realised my husband was actually dying, which may sound strange, but it changed my whole thinking. In the end, I left him 6 months before he died, so I could be established somewhere, not in the city we lived, and be ready to deal with loosing him. So I thought. Anyway, I was with him his last days, and he was lying in my arms when he died, which I know was what he wanted. It has been 16 months since his death. I have come to realise in trying to be strong for our daughter and in doing what I thought I had to, to survive and not fall apart, I have infact buried my grief, and I think it needs to come out.
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delayed grief

I lost my husband 16 months ago. I have now come to realise that I never grieved our mourned for him. I knew he was going to die early, from the time we met, as he was chronically ill, and I had convinced myself that I was prepared to deal with the loss. We have a 6 year old daughter, who is the love of my life. In knowing he was going to die, I moved away from him, for the last 6 months. I put this decision down to survival. I thought being settled in a new (tiny) town, and establishing…

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Posted on May 4, 2012 at 10:25pm

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