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Permalink Reply by Jane P. on January 29, 2013 at 10:59am

Maureen, It is so hard to put one foot in front of the other.  Right now your grief is young, raw and so hard to comprehend and you are  trying to find a new normal and an explanation to who you are and what will become of you and all of this.  As time passes, there will be 2 sides to your grief, the one that goes out in public and the one that stays behind closed doors. But somehow tomorrow always comes and we find a way to move forward. You are right, it is something we need to get through and not something we get over. 

I was married for 23 years and my husband passed at the age of 59 from lung cancer.  I took care of him for 17 months and I don't regret one day of doing it.  And trust me, that road was a hard one too. So here I am 17 months later trying to find me and who I am one small baby step at a time.

Hugs, jane P.

Permalink Reply by Sabrina Parker on January 29, 2013 at 12:04pm

Maureen...it'll be a year April 3 that my Teddy passed and I miss him everyday...we joke...I get mad. He touched everyone he came in contact with. I've been fortunate to have my familyy even in my misty haze n ffeeling alone amongst them all. I cry for him...I cry for him to come home or just make space next to him. But I have children n I have to keep moving forward n ...my 6 year old daughter needs my strength...my teenages boys need me sooo I have to push myself even when I don't want to. I m not comforted in the fact we all are on this journey but the understanding helps. May God Bless You...
Sabrina