Went back to work today. Let me give you a little background I have been with this company for 27 years but in January they moved my position to another location too far for me to travel so I was forced to resign. Two weeks after I left a position opened up in my original location in another department that I was qualified for and I was rehired with the company (unfortunately considered a new employee but that is another story) so I have only been in this department 6 months and because it is a large company I really did not know these people because I was in a totally different job in my old department and never interacted with them. Well these people came to me today with open arms, hugs and words of comfort and had even taken up a collection for me. They offered phone numbers if i needed anyone to talk to and my new boss who I have to admit is the best boss I ever had called me into a personal meeting with him and offered me an enhancement to my current duties and a raise. I moved to tears many times throughout the day by all their kindnesses. I made it through and they understood my tears and were patient with my moments of "widows fog". Others shared their stories about loss of spouses which I was unaware of and offered encouragement and words of advise of how they made it through their losses. Then the hardest part came. I came home to an empty house with no one to share these truly moving moments with. I miss my husband so much but It is helps to know that there really are good people out there and with these good people I think I might actually survive this.
Love and hugs to all of you and remember with good people in the world we are never truly alone and our loved ones will always be with us in our hearts.
Kathy