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.
Allie's life and mine run on parallel tracks. Yesterday, my father passed away. My brother called me early yesterday morning to tell me. His passing was expected because he had been very ill for three years now but was deteriorating fast in the last few weeks.
Two weeks ago we said our adieux on the telephone, he did not want me to come again because he wanted to protect me and himself from his rapid deterioration. What a dreadful year, first my beloved husband, then my stepbrother and now my father. Even though I knew it was only a question of days for him, his death has hit me hard and is traumatic.
I am exhausted by all the grieving. Fortunately my youngest daughter will fly with me to the South of France to attend his funeral on Thursday. More crying on the menu. With the death of my father, it is the end of an era.
Thank you for listening to me. I know I can rely on you.
Two weeks ago we said our adieux on the telephone, he did not want me to come again because he wanted to protect me and himself from his rapid deterioration. What a dreadful year, first my beloved husband, then my stepbrother and now my father. Even though I knew it was only a question of days for him, his death has hit me hard and is traumatic.
I am exhausted by all the grieving. Fortunately my youngest daughter will fly with me to the South of France to attend his funeral on Thursday. More crying on the menu. With the death of my father, it is the end of an era.
Thank you for listening to me. I know I can rely on you.
All the losses and grief of each, cascading on each other. It has finally calmed now. But only because of the numbers being down here on this side, of those left that could have an impact of that magnitude
I was actually getting paranoid, that the cosmos was assassinating all those I cared for.... But that happens when that many keep falling. Six in all.
Hugs for strength, because I know that one loss tends to feed the other. We are here for you.
Jewells.
Wishing you peaceful days---
It is certainly not easy, but hopefully you feel some slight sense of comfort, knowing you had the opportunity to say goodbye as you did.
My heart goes out to you, during this particularly difficult time.
Maggie
((()))
Keeping you all in my prayers.
Love and Big Hugs,
Martha