Posted by The Grief Blog on April 21, 2009 · 8 Comments
Responding to How Do I Cope After the Death of My Husband?, Annalise wrote: “When does the pain ease off?? Two months today and getting worse.”
Beverly Chantalle McManus, Grief Companion, responds: Annalise, first of all, please accept my deepest compassion for your loss. The death of a spouse is one of the hardest things [...]
This week’s column was written by my 24-year-old daughter Emily. I had asked her for suggestions for widows or widowers with teenagers who are grieving the loss of their parent, at the same time the surviving parent is grieving the loss of spouse.
My father died nearly six years ago …
November tenth is a day that creeps up on me now.
It wasn’t always this way.
In past years it was a day heavy with memories, emotions, and unanswered questions.
Now it’s a day just like any other.
This year it wasn’t until after lunch that I looked at the calendar in my office …
This week’s column was written by my 24-year-old daughter Emily. I had asked her for suggestions for widows or widowers with teenagers who are grieving the loss of their parent, at the same time the surviving parent is grieving the loss of spouse.
My father died nearly six years ago …
Posted by The Grief Blog on December 11, 2008 · 5 Comments
By: Darcie D. Sims, Ph.D., CGC, CHT –
There’s an empty chair in our house and I am not sure what to do with it. It’s been empty a long time and although we’ve moved more than a few times since it became empty, we still haul it around with us. It’s not a particularly classic [...]
Posted by The Grief Blog on August 18, 2008 · Leave a Comment
By Elaine Williams
According to the U.S Census Bureau, there are approximately 700,000 new widows every year. To me, this is staggering, and I never thought I’d be a statistic.
I’ve been asked many times if I wrote A Journey Well Taken: Life After Loss while my husband was ill. As a caretaker, and even though I [...]
Posted by Death of a Spouse on August 14, 2008 · Leave a Comment
There are days you sit in a chair and stare out the window because living seems to take too much energy. Even to think about what to make for dinner is an all-consuming task. It can be daunting, feeling as if there is nothing in this world that will ever hold your interest again. The mail order catalog with the Valentine’s Day gifts is a reminder there won’t be any lover’s keepsakes. No hiding in the cabinet those chocolate and peanut butter eggs my husband, gone two years, used to enjoy. How small and silly a thought, but how big a rip in my heart.
Posted by Death of a Spouse on August 13, 2008 · Leave a Comment
When I look back on our life together, there are many memories that are told and retold, and to me it seems further evidence of healing for myself and my children. The memories are there and fondly told, with a smile and reminiscent grin, without the pain that was once associated thinking of a loved one no longer there.
Posted by Death of a Spouse on August 4, 2008 · 4 Comments
My original intent was to record my fears, face them, and allow them the room they needed to dissipate. To achieve this, I felt I needed to confront what haunted me and deal with the anger and feelings of abandonment that had surfaced, unbeknownst to me. I had to do something to release myself from the pit into which I had fallen. In short, I viewed this writing as a catharsis or healing for myself.
Posted by Death of a Spouse on July 11, 2008 · 33 Comments
I’ve been a widow for eight years and I still have to work at it every day. Know that you are not alone and together we will continue to grow stronger.
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