So i went to Plymouth for nye for a few days. I wanted to be alone and not a burden on my kids who i wanted to be able to go out and have fun without me, rather than feel obliged to keep me company.
Its now 9 weeks since i lost my Mike.
He went to Uni in Plymouth and we visited many times. It was a special place for him. I went to scatter some of his ashes there.
It went better than expected. I plucked up the courage to go to a pub on my own, it happenedto be a gay bar. The people there were amazing. I was scooped up by a group of 25-30 year olds who looked after me all night and made me feel special. I was so grateful i wasnt just on my own.
I also had problems with my tyre pressure on the way home and in the pouring rain i was parked by the air machine looking confused, when a young guy asked if he could blow the tyres up for me.
How lovely are some people.
That’s so nice to hear that people came to your assistance in both situations. You did amazingly in my opinion to do what you did. I wouldn’t have had the courage to go to a pub on my own. x
Back in the summer I plucked up the courage to go in my husband’s favourite coffee shop as I needed them to check the balances on a few gift cards he’d had. As I hadn’t been able to go near the coffee chain for months as it was too upseting, the cards had all expired. There was no queue so I just about held it together & briefly explained why I had them & how hard it had been to go in that day. The young lady was so kind & said how brave I’d been. When I left, walking along with my take away coffee, I noticed she’d drawn a little heart on the lid. It was only a small gesture, but at that moment it meant the world.
Hugs to all on this awful journey. x
That’s a lovely story @JaneD. We should always remember that most people are kind. Sadly, it’s the bad stuff we generally hear about.
@BarnCat , that’s beautiful. It really made me tear up. 
What a lovely thing for her to do @BarnCat .