Solitude: the state or situation of being alone. Losing a life partner is an unimaginable and life-altering experience. The void left behind can be overwhelming, especially when faced with the prospect of doing everything alone. I remember an incident after ...
Tomorrow (2/21) marks the six-year anniversary of Bret's Celebration of Life. I had no idea, I mean, really no idea how I was going to make it through this event. There are very few memories of having even planned his ...
Spread If anyone is asking, my favorite day is March 3rd, 2020. That’s the day we were still four. That’s the day you had fizz. That’s the day your body was still buzzing. You sat ...
Fill In The Blanks How would you fill in the blank for your story? My life is________________________. Everything is going to be ____________________. It is shocking to me just how drastically everything you thought you knew can change. ...
This is just as much a reminder to myself as it is to anyone else who may benefit. As of yesterday, it was six years since I joined this sad little club of ours. It hit me so much harder ...
I Grieve For You I grieve for you when your little friends Say “Hey look what I did with my Dad.” They talk about guy things that only Dad’s can do. I wish you had your Dad, So you could ...
Forever Incomplete I have always struggled with the incompletes in life. I was a self proclaimed over achiever who couldn’t settle for anything less than finishing each task. Earning less than an A made me sad. Goals, to ...
One of the biggest, most ever-nagging situations that has persisted following my entrance into widowhood, has been the loss of security. And when I say security, I mean it in a variety of ways. There is actual security. Bret was ...
An Alphabet of Grief A is for aches. Heart ache, head ache, stomach ache, you name it, it’s aching. B is for brain fog…. Followed by brain hurricanes, brain earthquakes and brain tornadoes. C is for comparison. My ...
Some of us didn't get goodbyes. My husband angrily stormed out of the room and in mere moments, he was gone. There's a very big part of me that is glad that I didn't get a note, as I am ...