I'm gregsbaby and I joined last December after losing my husband from a homicide last August. We have a 2 yr old little boy.

I'm Ruth. My husband Fred died unexpectedly 10 months ago of a perforated bowel, sepsis and then cardiac arrest. He was 61 and we had been married 38 years. This site was a Godsend in the beginning but it sure is different now and I don't stop by nearly as often.

Hello. My name is Kelleigh and my awesome husband Rodney died suddenly from a heart attack on Feb. 26, 2015 while at work. He was 45 years old. I can't believe he's gone or that I have found the strength and will to keep living. My faith hasn't pulled me through along with a wonderful support network of family and friends. This site has helped me so much, especially in those moments when I thought I was going crazy with grief. I miss him everyday and know I always will. I love him so much and will be forever thankful that he was my husband and I his wife. To all of you just starting this process, please hang in there. I know it hurts. It still does for me too. We are here for you and each other.

Hi Martha, so glad you and Shrn are still here with us, you are our anchors. I'm Nanette, (emerald15) and have been here since September 2015. My husband, John, died almost 1 year ago coming up now, August 1, 2015. It seems like yesterday. I don't know what I've done all year, but come to our friends here for comfort, understanding, crying, support, everything. A lot of friends aren't here, but always trying to look forward to a future of hope and happiness, the good part is that the new people who come here, we can make friends with them, send them hugs, talk to them, help guide them through the first tough months. It will pick up, don't worry. We all know this journey of grief.
Hugs, Nanette

My name is John. My wife Capri and I were married 33 years. After a 7 year battle with cancer she died in January of 2014. One sleepless night a couple of months later, I discovered this forum. This place and the people here sustained me in the dark times early on. Over the last two years I learned a lot here, made friends here, rediscovered myself and recently found someone here to spend this life with. Grief and loss can seem impossibly hard sometimes but there's healing and life again if we open ourselves up to see it.

Hi everyone, I'm Darcie. I'm finally able to get back on here again after some issues but all is fine again so here we go!
I lost my husband Ira over a year ago to several health problems with the worst being end stage renal failure.
We had a long 6 year battle that ended a wonderful marriage of 30 years. I joined DS/WW 2 months later and found a new home with friends that really understood where I was coming from and helped me with where I was going. I honestly don't know how I would have managed without all of you.
I learned how to grieve and get through those horrible first rough months. I then learned how to accept this new reality yet honor my past life with Ira by living it to the fullest that I possibly could. And yes, here on this forum, I've even learned how to love agian. It's not the same and shouldn't be...but as the days go by, I can truly see that it can be just as good in this new chapter. I am twice blessed for sure. I thank the heavens every day for my past, present and my future. Life really is a gift if you look to the sun, send up a prayer, smile and always love yourself.
So glad to be back and hope all of my old friends are well and hoping to make some new ones!
Love to all!
Darcie.


Hi everyone, I'm Darcie. I'm finally able to get back on here again after some issues but all is fine again so here we go!
I lost my husband Ira over a year ago to several health problems with the worst being end stage renal failure.
We had a long 6 year battle that ended a wonderful marriage of 30 years. I joined DS/WW 2 months later and found a new home with friends that really understood where I was coming from and helped me with where I was going. I honestly don't know how I would have managed without all of you.
I learned how to grieve and get through those horrible first rough months. I then learned how to accept this new reality yet honor my past life with Ira by living it to the fullest that I possibly could. And yes, here on this forum, I've even learned how to love agian. It's not the same and shouldn't be...but as the days go by, I can truly see that it can be just as good in this new chapter. I am twice blessed for sure. I thank the heavens every day for my past, present and my future. Life really is a gift if you look to the sun, send up a prayer, smile and always love yourself.
So glad to be back and hope all of my old friends are well and hoping to make some new ones!
Love to all!
Darcie.

Whoops....got to learn this new site! Sorry for the double post! Lol!
Darcie

Now this is strange - I haven't been on this site for a long time and thought I had the wrong site. But what post do I see first but Roll Call. My husband died unexpectedly May 30, 2014. We were together 26 years. I have a busy life by necessity, which can be good but also delays the grieving process to a degree. In a sad mode today.

I am Roxanne. My dear husband passed away in March 2010 after a diagnosis of renal cancer just seven months before. We were married for 27 years. The WW site has been a constant in my life since I found it. I do not post often, but I am on here every day. I have found so much comfort in knowing that I am not alone in my thoughts and feelings. The new format has really been difficult, but I will hang in there and hope for some revisions to make it more like the old one.
Roxanne

Hi -- I'm Alice. My husband died suddenly in September, 2013, after we were together for 33 years, and I found this site soon afterwards. It was so helpful to find others going through the same agonies, challenges and fears as I was. I posted frequently at first, then shifted to mainly reading, and then just checking in occasionally. I wish they had not changed "our" web site -- it feels more impersonal, and more like a new challenge now. I do have friends (and newbies) here who I like to follow, and I still value the comfort and advice given by our community leaders. I'll continue to check in for a while, but the new format just makes me angry. Alice

I just saw this post. I am new here & this site is really not user friendly but I have received comfort in knowing I am not alone in this journey. My husband Neal dies March 25 from small cell carcinoma lung cancer that matasticized to his brain & liver. We were married 16 years. He was my best friend. Thank you to each of you that have welcomed me to the hardest group in the world.

Hi I am handg and lost my husband January 2013 after a very short but cruel battle against Cancer. The Cancer went undiagnosed/undetected until close to the end and 8 days after finally having a diagnosis, he was gone. My journey has continued but finding this place has been the biggest support .

Hello,
I'm Joe. I lost my wife the day after our first wedding anniversary on 7/27/2015 to an undiagnosed heart condition that caused her to pass in our bed. We were together for 6 years. I miss her and think about her everyday. I joined here around August of 2015. I'm still here.

I lost my husband of 42 yrs 01/31/16. I used to come daily, to read, get comfort, give comfort but I find this site so hard to deal with. I realized it had been a few weeks.

I am lauriejill,
I'm here and pretty much used to the new site/format by now. My husband passed away on 7/12/2015. Thanks to lots of support and my faith, I have been able to keep my head up - still getting my feet under me but things are so much better for me emotionally at this stage. Thanks to everyone here for your ongoing support. God Bless!