My Husband Passed Away
8 years ago
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My Butterfly Garden Renovation.........
Comments (22)Very nice and lots of hard HOT work! I am sure you are starting to see more wildlife/butterflies but I want you to expect MORE. I am very amazed by the wildlife I'm now seeing in my garden. I started here 2 years ago and re did the whole yard(way too much turf). I really started from nothing. Last year (gardens 1 year old) I had what I considered a fair amount of birds and butterflies. This summer the garden is popping and I can't believe the b & bs!!! I wish for you an abundance of wildlife in your new and up dated garden. The gardens are beautiful & butterflies are the icing on the flowers...hehe And thank you for sharing....See MoreMy husband passed away recently
Comments (13)For those of you who have lost a spouse to any kind of cancer, there is a forum group called FACING AHEAD which I have found helpful, in addition to participating in a grief therapy group, reading numerous books about how to deal with the loss of a loved one, etc., staying busy, etc. Yes, it is terribly hard and I 'wouldn't wish this pain on my worst enemy' - but there it is and I know he would want me to go on living and not 'fall apart' s0 that is what I am trying very hard to do. I keep a sort of journal which is basically written specifically to him just telling him what is going on around me. He was my soul mate and just the right person to come along in my life at the time (we would have been married 29 years next week). I don't understand why I couldn't have had him in my life longer but maybe it is not for me to 'understand' but to simply 'accept' that part of my life is complete and it is time for me to move on, even though I don't want to move on without him. Carolyn (he died 2/13/09 of esophageal cancer after fighting it for almost 2 years))...See MoreJust received this email from a friend...
Comments (10)That is one of most touching things I have read in a long time. Tears are streaming down my face. Thank you so very much for sharing this. Suddenly the stupid "words" Dh and I exchanged before he left for work today don't seem as important. I think I will go call him... Trish...See MoreBrother in law passed away
Comments (8)I'm so sorry for your husband and for you. This will be a big adjustment, won't it. Thoughts and prayers for you....See More
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