When my husband Ken died last December, many people asked how they could help. I was in shock and doing things like attorney, banks, taxes. I honestly can’t remember who offered to help with what. Now I need help. With wood – the jobs Ken did, and I don’t know how to do (see below). I have three piles of split wood about 40 inches that needs to be cut to 16″ for the cook stove. …
Grief (ɡrēf) noun deep sorrow, especially that caused by someone’s death. “she was overcome with grief” These last couple weeks have been hard. No, I ‘m not “over it.” As a friend pointed out it will never be the same. I feel lonely, sad, and anxious. People tell me this is normal. Small comfort.
Last week I flipped the calendar to September. On the 19th it will be nine months since Ken died. And I realized this September 19th would have been our 25th wedding anniversary. That thought has prompted tears, crying, sobs, and feelings of being cheated like something was taken from me. That realization opened a new and dangerous path up to my view. Since Ken’s death I have seen, and maybe …
