Mary it was really weird but I felt so calm after x Hope your well
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That is so lovely! I keep hoping! x
I do believe that your husband soothed you, knowing of your distress by his passing away, he was watching over you too. x x x
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I wish I knew my wife was ok. I know she is but I didnāt realise I was strong because of Allison.
The only dreams Iāve had was nightmares
Itās strange when my brother died at the age of 30 15 years ago we were really close I also had his presence around me. With Mick a few times now in 3 months.
Jay - it was a couple days before Jack died that I realised and was able to tell him that I didnāt know that my strength came because he was there with me and he said he felt the same.
I also realised that my joy and zest for life was there because of him
I am sure that Alison also felt strong because of you
Sadie x
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She was one strong brave caring girl. Being told youāve only got hours and was caring about me showed me that. Jack so upsetting typing it in
My Ianās last words before we went on the ventilator were how much he loved me
I told him every day how I loved him
45 years of love it is just not fair that they have been taken from us
I donāt know how I will get through the autumn and winter the thought of Christmas makes me feel physically sick
Sue
I canāt even think that far. We always told and showed we love each other. It was a most fantastic privileged relationship. The last few days I was allowed to do her. I kept telling her how much I love her and how special she is. On the Thursday 28 may just before nine (she has her eyes closed all day and just made sounds when I said things) she said I love you, goodbye and stopped breathing. Just typing it is emotional. I just fill up. How could she be gone so young
Life is just so unfair Jay. Your Allison was way too young and I feel your grief and burden of the unfairness and incompetence that you have to carry. Just to let you know, today Iāve managed all day without sobbing bitterly, just a fwew tearful episodes, so that is definitely an improvement. I had sat on the sofa last night where we would always sit together with his arm around me and I felt somehow peaceful. I didnāt feel Malcolmās presence but I sat and talked to him for about an hour, til late and I kept feeling calm.I went to bed feeling different, almost at peace with what has happened and I didnāt need to cry. Something happened, I donāt know what, but I hope you will feel this peace soon, I am 10 weeks along , more than you, so have hope,
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I really hope that I can start to feel that calm
I need to accept it but I am constantly fighting against the fact that he is gone
I know it but I donāt believe it , does that make sense
My whole life with him 45 years of companionship it canāt go so quickly ? Can it ?
Iāve never lived alone until now and I hate it
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I honestly didnāt think I could cope either, yes it makes perfect sense Suekatie, weāve lost the love of our life , our everything. Weād been together since 1968 and married
in 1971 and like you I canāt believe our life has just flown by so fast. I kept thinking,this canāt be it, this canāt be all there is, all over in the blink of an eye. But sitting here talking to him last night seems to have triggered some form of accepting what has happened, which I just hadnāt been able to do. I really felt my life was over, no point in anything, had married, brought up my family, had a career, no role left any more, But these feelings donāt last forever so hang in there! x
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The funny thing is when your a partnership is that you always know one of you will die first but you never really let that sink into your conscious. You go through life as if that day will never come and then suddenly wham itās happened and your not ready for it. You see others on their own, maybe one of your parents but you just donāt see it happening to you. Nothing in life prepares you for this and the pain is like nothing youāve experienced before. Iāve been left and divorced but that pain was nothing like this. I long for the touch of Dave, to hear his voice, to kiss his lips but knowing that will never happen again at times is unbearable. But I also know how lucky I was to have that wonderful man in my life and to have him love me the way he did. Because to have the pain we have to endure is because we have loved and been loved. I would rather go through this awful pain for the rest of my life than to have never experienced the great love we had. Keep going everyone because one day we will be with them again xx
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Hi Fifibella
So true, agree with you, I know I loved and was loved so much,
but the pain is deep and raw. The price we pay for being lucky enough to have wonderful marriages. Some people never have this love in their lives. We did and losing them is devastating. I just keep going, and believe we will be together again one day.
It will get easier to bear, hang in there to all in this unwanted situation,
XXX Christina
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Deep and raw pain. I was fortunate enough to have one of those special relationships for 23 short years. I wanted to do something so special for our 25th anniversary. Never got the chance. Iām so broken. And wish ever night I donāt wake up in the morning. The pain is that much with her taken so young
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I so agree with all of you, the pain is definitely unlike anything else and nobody knows until they have gone through it as we all have. Yes, of course itās going to happen to one of us in a marriage as you said, but youāre just so busy being happy you donāt give it a thoughtā¦aThen it happens and you feel like your world has ended and it has in a way, nothing will ever be the same and thatās what we long for emotionally. But logically a little voice starts to tell us thatās not going to happen and I think after 10 weeks thatās whatās starting to happen to me. The other thing Iām thinking is, how thankful I am that it wasnāt Malcolm left like this, going through this and I donāt think he would have coped, so I try to be positive about that. Just keep going everyone, sending love x
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Hi. Kim. Dreams should never be dismissed as ājust dreamsā! They always tell us something because they come from a part of the mind over which we have no control, and could be the only way our loved oneās can communicate, other than mediumship. In dreams the sea always represents the unconscious mind. It has great depth and so many secrets. Itās where all our hopes and discarded thoughts lie. Nothing is ever lost. Itās all there deep in the unconscious. Your partner is near the sea, so itās maybe asking you to enter his realm. The realm of the unconscious. The rocks behind could denote he has some climbing to do before he gets to the other side. He waves to you. An acknowledgement that he is still here and will see you later. You canāt reach him yet but you will. I believe the more we grieve the more we stop them moving on. They donāt want us unhappy. If you dream a lot keep a dream journal, you may be surprised what comes up.
Best wishes. John.
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Thatās powerful but makes sense I want Mick to be at peace but the grief is overwhelming I know I have a way to go. Thank you
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Such truth Jonanthan. Iām not getting many dreams at the moment but I put that down to the pain killers Iām currently having to take. They zonk me out at night and for someone who has t slept properly for about 15 years this is great but also not so good for remembering dreams. I guess because Iāve got to the almost 1 year anniversary I have let Dave go as the raw bitter pain is no longer with me. I have always been a very strong person emotionally, unfortunately life has made me that way. I feel him with me in those quiet still times like a comfort blanket wrapped around me. The pain of losing our loved ones never goes but you learn to live with it and manage it. There are times when the pain overwhelms me but itās usually when Iām alone and can let it out. I know Dave would want me to live what life I have left, to enjoy it as best I can and try to be or manage some happiness. I will never have the happy contented life I had with him but I can take some joy from seeing our son grow stronger, find his life partner and god willing meet our grandchildren.
Thank you, Fifibella.
I am having a particularly bad day today, next month it will be one year since my beloved Stan died. The pain which all of you describe is so true, it really does make me feel ill, when it becomes as intense as it is today, usually it is a dull ache with the acute pain now and again.
God Bless all of you.
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