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- It has been one year today that my husband passed away from pancreatic cancer. He was diagnosed the beginning of May 2013. For the month of August he was on hospice care; a hospital bed in our living room and I slept on the couch in that room. He...
- It is strange sometimes the things that will make me really miss my husband. A few days ago I picked the first ripe tomato from my garden. A garden fresh tomato tastes so much better than any tomato you can buy. We always had a little ritual where...
- Sometimes it doesn't take much to make me happy. I wasn't having a real good day today and this evening I went to Tractor Supply to buy some bird seed. The big bag was a much better deal but it was too heavy for me and it is a hassle to get an...
- In addition to all the wonderful support I have gotten here on DS I am glad to have the internet for other reasons.Garden sprayers were always a great mystery to me. We had 5 of them in our basement and only my husband used them. By doing research...
- This is going to be a difficult day for me and my 4 grown children. First one without my husband. I am already sick of all the ads for things to get for dads.
- My husband died at the end of August 2013. In October we ordered a headstone, were told it would be completed an in place by Memorial day. I have been anxious to have it set and see it in place.Until today that is. Suddenly I am afraid to go see...
- My husband had a 1981 F350 dump truck in addition to the new diesel pickup (which I sold back to the Ford dealer). One of his brothers asked to buy the dump truck, but I didn't want to sell it to him. I told him I hadn't decided what to do with it....
- I weigh a whole 105#, so my husband did most of the toting and carrying. Whenever I have to carry in groceries or other things I always think how if he was still here he would be doing it for me.Today I was carrying boxes of cardboard, paper and...
- My youngest son who lives 200 miles away came to visit for the weekend. He, another of my sons, and I were eating lunch at the kitchen table. They were joking around and I realized I was actually laughing, something I haven't done in a long time. It...
- Today is my mother's birthday. We have never been close, but there is no real problem between us. My sister who lives out of town came to visit her and wanted to have a celebration for her so I made food for lunch and took it over to her home and...
- Today I decided it was time get rid of my husband's medical papers. I have a stack about 8" high.I thought I would get it over quickly, but even though I have a large shredder I have to keep stopping to let it cool because it keeps...
- The weekends used to be the worst time for me. I really felt lonely and missed my husband because I was used to his always being there on Saturday and Sunday.Lately I have been shopping every Saturday with my daughter and on Sundays my oldest son...
- My husband used to change the time on all the clocks in the house. This morning I realized I would have to do it. Not difficult, just another thing that is different now.
- Today is my first anniversary alone. 42 years.
- My husband was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer the end of April 2013. On July 6 our daughter got married and he was able to walk her down the aisle. He died Aug 24the.We have a DVD video of the ceremony and reception that our son and a friend made....