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loss of my husband

Maryferns1954
Maryferns1954
I keep thinking of the poem about Casey at the Bat, "for there is no joy in Mudville, the mighty Casey has struck out". That is how I feel. Gary has been dead about 50 days. The sadness is so immense. Most days are alright. I work, I take care of my Mom and the house. But Sundays are awful. I try to fill them. Church, family, house stuff. My family tries to make it less awful but I spend most of Sunday crying. I tried to go to a grief support group today but almost made myself sick worrying about it. I am so blessed to have had such a wonderful husband. It hurts so much to know that he is gone and that I cannot hug him anymore.
TwoBoyz
TwoBoyz
Hi Mary -

I am so sorry for your loss. I know how you feel, although I lost my dad a few months ago, not my husband. My dad and I were inseperable, two peas in a pod. He was my best friend and I am just lost without him. Your last sentence really tugs at my heartstrings. I have such a yearning to hug my dad again. I try to take comfort in the fact that I will see him again one day. Hopefully you can hold on to this beautiful thought to help you feel better. Hugs to you. Take good care.
deleted_user
deleted_user
I know exactly how you feel. I lost my Dad and my husband in the last 2 months and it is horrible. I feel like an empty shell just walking around and no way to make things better. I had the best husband in the world. He loved everyone and never said a disparaging thing about anyone. I love him and I think about how I am left with two children. I never expected to have young children and he be gone... its an emptiness that can not be replaced not even by my children. Today was my first day back to work since my husband died on October 9th and its so bad I want to go home and crawl in bed and never come out.
deleted_user
deleted_user
You ladies seem to have the conversation that I need to join. I am very sorry for your losses. I cannot relate to the fathers as my dad died when I was 6 months old and while my mother has tried to help me, she became a widow 42 years ago. My husband of 23 years died last week and I'm very numb. I'm not sure if I'm all cried out, but for the last 3 days I'm finding myself just daydreaming...about him, about my future, about not being a burden to my 3 adult kids, just daydreaming. I hope I can converse with you all as we go through this traumatic time in our life. T_T -DisneyFan in Orlando, Florida
deleted_user
deleted_user
The pain of the loss of my husband is unbearable. He gave me the best 11 years of my life. Jeff had a massive stroke on my birthday and passed away two days later on Oct 5th. We were inseparable. We spend together every moment of our lives outside of work. I feel I live in a nightmare and I am not sure if I will be able to cope. I had to go back to work after a week of his death and it seems to be helping me a little, because everything in the house is remaining me him.
I know he is in a better place and I feel his presence. Tomorrow I will try to join a grief support group. I also found two wonderful books about the life after we pass the physical plane- Journey of Souls and Destiny of Souls. I read the first one and I think it helped me to connect with him..