Widows & Widowers Support Group
This community is dedicated to those who have lost a husband, wife, or partner. Anything is open for discussion here, with the hope that we can focus on grief, bereavement, life after loss, and continuing on after a great loss.
To all of my DS "neighbors" in the path of Hurricane Sandy, my prayers are with you and your families to safety ride out whatever Sandy sends our way.
For many of us, this is yet another "first".....the first major weather event since losing our spouse. My husband died suddenly and unexpectedly on April 5, 2012.Not a day goes by that I don't feel exhausted from doing the work that the two of us used to do, and that was just the day-to-day chores. For the big things like a tropical storm, blizzard or tornado warning, we would both be securing things outdoors and making sure we had plenty of provisions for ourselves and our five pets.
Fighting my way through the packed supermarket and CVS earlier today, I felt alone and angry, then guilty for feeling that way. Then I thought about all of you who are in similar situations I felt things fall into perspective, and I felt comforted.
If we have "weathered the storm" of losing a loved one, Hurricane Sandy should be a piece of cake!
Be safe.....Juanita in NJ
For many of us, this is yet another "first".....the first major weather event since losing our spouse. My husband died suddenly and unexpectedly on April 5, 2012.Not a day goes by that I don't feel exhausted from doing the work that the two of us used to do, and that was just the day-to-day chores. For the big things like a tropical storm, blizzard or tornado warning, we would both be securing things outdoors and making sure we had plenty of provisions for ourselves and our five pets.
Fighting my way through the packed supermarket and CVS earlier today, I felt alone and angry, then guilty for feeling that way. Then I thought about all of you who are in similar situations I felt things fall into perspective, and I felt comforted.
If we have "weathered the storm" of losing a loved one, Hurricane Sandy should be a piece of cake!
Be safe.....Juanita in NJ
Wanda
Juanita
making ice for the cooler so I can have milk for my coffee when the power fails ...oh, wait, there won't be any hot coffee.......Oh crap...going to have to live on Halloween candy.......when the provisions run out......But hey, Life's a Beach!!! ( Until it washes away....)
feeling more optimistic as the night progresses....now where did I put that extra flashlight......
making ice for the cooler so I can have milk for my coffee when the power fails ...oh, wait, there won't be any hot coffee.......Oh crap...going to have to live on Halloween candy.......when the provisions run out......But hey, Life's a Beach!!! ( Until it washes away....)
feeling more optimistic as the night progresses....now where did I put that extra flashlight......
Peaceful hugs to all, Nancy
Silly you for living in a place without a 24-hour generator store. We have one on every corner!
Smiles & Hugs....Juanita
We need some kind of relay system where everyone has a contact who has a contact, who has a contact, etc., so that should any of us lose power (and, therefore, electricity - so no computer), they can call on their cellphones(?) someone whom they have befriended on this board; then, that person can let us know that that person (who is in the danger zone) is safe. Any ideas?
Meantime, may you all have a quiet, safe, warm night and make sure you follow youonly's advice. She's a very wise lady.
Extra hugs tonight,
Terry