Bereavement

IA8IT

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23. He's 39 so my hope is he will find another and a second "Happily Ever After"

Sat Nov 26, 2022, 12:14 PM

Nov 2022

And you too for that matter in time.

My first Thanksgiving alone at grocery checkout cashier heard my friend saying what a bad year I'd had (mom, dad, step dad died too).
When she finished scanning and giving me the receipt she grabbed my wrist and invited me to Thanksgiving with her family if I was going to be alone. We didn't know each other at all she was new employee. I said thank you but everyone was going to gather at our house that year as usual. Stunned me for sure.

Truly good people are still out there.

The ones lost are never replaced we make another life without them. Not my words but close to what feel.

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Really struggling at 15 months out with losing my husband [View all] imavoter Nov 2022 OP

I'll bet your friends NJCher Nov 2022 #1

I'm also experiencing much of what you are. sprinkleeninow Nov 2022 #2

Thank you. imavoter Nov 2022 #21

I have a friend, Anna NJCher Nov 2022 #3

I did a little organizing and a lot of dog walks. Tetrachloride Nov 2022 #5

I'm so sorry DarthDem Nov 2022 #4

Just have to comment on this NJCher Nov 2022 #8

Bless the time you had with your husband. And understand that some people fierywoman Nov 2022 #6

I can sure understand imavoter CountAllVotes Nov 2022 #7

I lost my wife of 49 years 7 years ago MySideOfTown Nov 2022 #9

I'm so sorry for your loss. imavoter Nov 2022 #22

The hurt ain't never going to end MySideOfTown Nov 2022 #29

Yesterday at our late Thanksgiving dinner DFW Nov 2022 #10

Sending hugs Duncanpup Nov 2022 #11

(((((imavoter))))) John1956PA Nov 2022 #12

I wanted to share with you something I wrote moniss Nov 2022 #13

I will try to read, but sure made difficult by lack of paragraphing. I suggest you go back & edit.nt Bernardo de La Paz Nov 2022 #14

Yes it's a weakness moniss Nov 2022 #17

Posting "just for your own reading" misses the point of this group and this huge site Bernardo de La Paz Nov 2022 #18

Usually when I post here moniss Nov 2022 #25

Old people are often lonely. She seemed to be coping well. Any time we can give them conversation Bernardo de La Paz Nov 2022 #27

Very true and moniss Nov 2022 #28

please know markie Nov 2022 #15

Some great ideas here on this site. multigraincracker Nov 2022 #16

This Thanksgiving was an ass kicker here too IA8IT Nov 2022 #19

You're son too? imavoter Nov 2022 #20

He's 39 so my hope is he will find another and a second "Happily Ever After" IA8IT Nov 2022 #23

thank you for your kind words n/t imavoter Nov 2022 #24

I hear you. And I am so sorry about your loss. Maraya1969 Nov 2022 #26

We understand kozar Dec 2022 #30

thanks so much. imavoter Dec 2022 #31