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.
by: Mark Liebenow Link: LINK
As you wait in the dark, be brave.
Let your body feel whatever it feels.
Let your heart drift unanchored.
For a time, be lost.
The world will go on as it has,
more concerned about itself.
Even Yosemite with its mountains and rivers
will seem cold when you first return.
Be true to grief.
You do not have to be happy,
or smile for friends when you’re shopping,
or pretend to care about anything.
Come. Sit beside me.
We’ll drink coffee and talk about grief’s hesitations.
We’ll lean back into the warm, afternoon sun
and share where we are broken.
One day your wild, compassionate heart
will yearn to love again.
You will open the door and say Yes.
We will be waiting.
It’s almost been a year since my husband has passed. He was my soulmate and we spent 37 years together. I miss him. His illness came out of the blue for both of us and just as fast 10 months later he was gone. Each day I watched him diminish before my eyes. It was hard and still is here without him. Elements of the fog that’s surrounded me are beginning to lift. It’s been hard to get my mind to settle so I can figure out what to do next.
The day I found this site was a really low point, sadness and heartbreak enveloped me. In that moment I prayed for help to move through it and on with my life. The piece about I’m OK, but I’ not was what I read that first day and it spoke so clearly to how I’ve been feeling.
I’m so glad you are all here and are willingly sharing your experiences and hearts.