Huggy Bear

My husband's health notably got worse after a stroke about a year ago. Although his life was spared for a while, it was obvious to both of us - although not discussed much - that he probably would not out-live me. I had dealt with being a widow before. He had been a widow and one day we came up with the idea of Huggy. Near Valentine's day he bought me a huge stuffed Monkey and we named it Huggy. Frequently he or I would hug the monkey. The monkey was to collect all hugs and return them to the spouse that was left.

I do hug Huggie, but I switched it to the bear he had as a young man when he traveled on his truck route. I hug it a lot, and it gives me comfort without making me sneeze as the precious pets do. I sleep with it,hug it when I talk to my husband, and tell it good night with 3 kisses as we did a few short months ago. We do what we do to heal, even if those outside won't understand.

I also greet his picture each morning - and try to do so with cheerfulness. Beneath his picture are the words "Have a nice day." He also told me to be nice to the kiddies before I went to work in the classroom. I want him back, but I can not do that. I refuse to let this pain destroy me and I will continue to keep him in my mind in a positive way, as he would have wanted. Frankie Younger

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Comment by Frances C Younger on July 3, 2019 at 10:17am: Hope today is a good one for you Melinda. I have hours of weeping, and sometimes just numb emotionally. I am not ready to be alone. I do work a few hours a day and do have grandkids here for, it looks like, quite a while. Hope you at least have a pet, but you might not need one. I seem to have had some connections. Odd things do happen. I want to believe they are waves from my hubby. They make me more positive, so I am at peace with that. Love to chat with you. Let me know if you play words with friends on fb. lol

Comment by Frances C Younger on July 2, 2019 at 10:06pm: Candice Guinn, did you raise the grandkids. I am currently raising 2, and have an 18 year old living with me as well. I am so sorry about your daughter. Mine almost died, and her daughter did diin an accident. It was a hard time.

Comment by Melinda CANDACE Guinn on July 2, 2019 at 12:51am: Frances, That was my Grandma Thomas' name, a fine name. I'm sorry your hubby left. You WILL be reunited! I lost my just turned 30 year old daughter. They had three little girls the day she left, April 9, 2010. Ages eight, seven and two. Then I lost my younger brother Doug, on September 22, 2014. He passed in a hospital in Anaheim, CA from PHA. He has a wife and they have a very intelligent and very sweet daughter. Doug was a Respiratory Technician and his wife was a nurse. It's been just over nine years since my Baby, my only child left us. Everyone seems to have moved on, although I KNOW she;s not forgotten, I feel alone in my pain. I realize I'm stuck in the past but I can't seem to move on. I'm an Academy Award winning actress though because no one;s the wiser. I live alone, rarely see anyone, so all is good between myself and the Lord, BTW, Candace's Spirit came to me twice. The day after she left then again almost a year later on Valentine's Day! Both times she was behind me. She rubbed both of my arms up and down twice the day after she left then almost a year later, she poked me, again from behind, on my back, up by my shoulder!!! I think we're Spirit's having a temporary "human" experience. I believe different aspects of different religions. When I cross over it will all be perfectly clear but for now it's all unclear and hazy. I believe in God. May peace be with you.