“The little, simple things, I cannot make excuses for. He’s not at work, not out with his brothers watching the games. He’s. Not. Here. And that’s the hard truth those small things bring.”
‘All the small things make the sharp slap of reality hit hardest.’: Widow shares how small things have affected her grieving most
‘I didn’t buy this ticket. But the train of life keeps moving.’: Young widow shares grief journey after loss of husband
“The scene out my window keeps passing and I can’t stop it. Every day, I’m sitting backwards on a moving train.”
I’m Tired Of Hiding My Grief Behind Fake Smiles
“It makes me angry. To have to go on each day as though my life were normal. To have to put on an act, when all I want to do is talk about Joe.”
Why You Should Stop Telling Your Loved Ones ‘Time Will Heal’ Their Grief
“We aren’t tending a wound that will go away over time. As we grow, our grief grows with us.”
‘I vowed to love you until death do us part. But it seems that wasn’t exactly the truth.’: Young widow rethinks vows on wedding anniversary
“Death didn’t make me love him differently or less, in fact, it may make me love him even just a little bit more.”
‘I didn’t just lose my husband, Vienna’s father, or my best friend. I lost parts of myself.’: Young widow shares raw grief over loss of life she imagined
“Losing Joe didn’t just alter the reality of my marriage, it affected every aspect of my life. Every single one.”
To The Guilted Widow Falling In Love Again
“You are allowed to KEEP LIVING.”
‘From the funeral to the grave, the 1st-anniversary date to the 20th, the depth of the pain remains unchanged.’: Woman shares reality of grief, ‘there is no agenda for loss’
“The truth is, there’s no agenda for loss. No timeframe for recovery. No amount of seasons that will make it different.”
I’m The Girl Who Lost Her Best Friend, Forever
“She was my first friend. My best friend. The one I had for over half my life. When we were growing up, I never imagined a lifetime where I didn’t have her. And then, one day just like that, out of the blue, this lifetime would never have her in it again.”
‘How can I just give your clothes away? Like they meant nothing. Shoving them into glossy black bags like garbage.’: Woman shares her journey with grief, ‘Maybe today, I’m not ready’
“Every morning, I wake up, glance at the box of your clothes next to my bed, and say to myself, ‘Today is the day.’ But I can’t.”