Linda,
I'm so glad to hear that you have friends who are helping you through this challenging passage.
Ellen J.

Linda, i I too am glad you have good friends to help you with this. My friends&neighbors were there for me as well. Cherish them,

As I read your post I felt you were so blessed to have such great friends. I lost my husband of 51 years in February and my friends are also there for me. I am so lost without him but I am just taking one day at a time. I’m so glad I came across this group of wonderful people.

I am so happy you have your friends to help you out. It sure helps. Welcome to this site and we are also here for you too. Hugs

I'm so glad to hear that others are blessed by friends and neighbors who are there for you. My best to you all as we make this new journey in our lives.

That's so wonderful that your friends have been there for you. You have an amazing amount of composure and grace to be able to thank them this soon after your loss.

Me and the girls had sooo much support after the accident. My husband's family (his brother was one of my best friends years before my husband and I started dating) as well as my adult son, stayed with us for the first couple weeks. In addition to that not only our close neighbors but what seemed like everyone in town (perks of being in a small town, plus my husband co-owned and managed one of the stores downtown, add that to me working for the school district and it seems like we do know everyone who lives here), was so supportive those incredibly rough first few months. Meals, special gifts for the girls, offers to watch the girls to give me some alone time to grieve, etc. We were so incredibly blessed to have that support.

However, I'll be completely honest, I was so consumed by my own grief I wasn't able to look up and see how blessed I was for all the support until much, much later.

You are such an incredibly strong woman with a good heart!

Thank you. Wow, it does sound like you have had tremendous support which is great. But, yes it is hard to appreciate when your grief is so front and center. Like so much in life, it is a balance. You need the time and space to grieve. And you need time to allow your yourself to receive the compassion/support others are extending to you. Tough to find balance when your world is so unbalanced. But, it sounds like you did get there! Good for you.

Wow, that's so wonderful. I had no help from anyone. Zero family at about 8 months in. No friends outside of work. Cherish the ones that stick with you. For some of us, those that get it are few and far between, Most are clueless like we were until it happens to them. Nothing worse life can throw at you than losing the one you love. Good people here. Scott

Oh Scotito it is so sad to hear about your lack of support. You know, I think that may be a more common experience for men than women. In folks my age, it just seems like most women have established a group of women friends they stay close to whether from work, hobbies, volunteering, or church, etc. And, it is those friendships that pay off when you need them the most. Even now, eight months later, I wonder if there is a way for you to develop more lasting friendships that can offer you companionship and support in the future. Even with all the support I have, I still feel lonely at times. I always had my husband and now he's gone. Its hard to be alone. My heart goes out to you.

Linda you are truly blessed. I had some good friends and support early on but now I'm alone most of the time other than work which is okay, I don't really want to be around me either most of the time. I have one close friend who really gets is-she lost her husband in January 2017. But other than her and this group that's all

It's tough when you don't have that support system. I have had the one friend, and she seems to be checking out on me. Family is clear across the country.

You are so lucky to have a good support system.

So happy to know this. You are very lucky to have good friends who proves to be a good support system.