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Suddenly widowed

For those widowed suddenly or unexpectedly by any cause. The complementary group is "Long term illness." Yes, you may join both.

We now have a "Suddenly widowed" discussion in the PERENNIAL main forum. Q's? Widville@gmail.com

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Kismet and Kane have agreed to greet and coordinate for this group! Thank you, folks!

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Comment by ktlamer0707 on October 19, 2011 at 11:14pm
i don't post here often but i get emails pretty regularly of what ppl are posting... and i just wanted to log on real quick and say welcome if you are new to this awful club and if i can help in anyway i am an email away ktlamer0707@gmail.com or find me on fb using the same email. i share a lot of how i feel there and would love to have more widow friends to chat with.
Comment by mtausch on October 19, 2011 at 9:40am
My husband died very suddenly of meningitis Feb. 2010.  We have two children currently ages 10 and 19.  We all miss him.  My husband, David, and I always wanted to travel, but never could afford too.  Since he died, I moved to Beijing with my youngest son.  Now we can travel like I always wanted to.  I am sorry I can't share this adventure with my husband.  Of course my son is having the experiences of a lifetime here.  My eldest son is joining the US Air Force.  I miss him too, but of course it is not the same thing.
Comment by breckysue on October 15, 2011 at 10:44pm
Thank you, my thoughts and prayers are with you all
Comment by Ligia Zuniga on October 15, 2011 at 5:13pm
Hello everyone! My fiancé Richard died suddenly June 22, 2011. It's definitely been rough since he died, not to mention the complete lifestyle change that death brings. I'm struggling with the loneliness though, I feel guilty sometimes because I miss having someone around. We were together for two years and we were going to get married next summer. His family was horrible because we weren't married. I have two children from a previous marriage, and they took it really hard as well. Living with someone, and then suddenly living with no one is so strange... I just find myself feeling guilty when I'm having fun. Is it normal to feel guilty?
Comment by Morena on October 13, 2011 at 10:48pm
Breckany, I'm sorry you are here, bit glad that you found this group. Many of us were unwed, but we are all widows. And here you are accepted and understood.
Comment by Chris Scherer on October 13, 2011 at 10:35pm
My thoughts and prayers are with you, Breckany!
Comment by breckysue on October 13, 2011 at 10:30pm
Hi, this is my first time here. My name is Breckany. I am a mother to a beautiful 16 week old. I became an "unwed" widow on 9/10/11. My fiance & I had 6 wonderful years together. Everyone was in town for our wedding. Adam's best friend went to wake him up as there was final touches to complete before the evening celebration. He had already passed in his sleep. That day was supposed to be the most beautiful day of my life, instead I found myself fulfilling his final wishes. Since his family & friends were in town, we decided to act quickly on the arrangements. I feel like the days following were a whirlwind. So this is my story. I am not for sure what I am looking for but feel anything is better than nothing. I'm sorry that we have this in common. Much love to you all!
Comment by Iris on October 13, 2011 at 4:24pm
The triggers keep popping up out of nowhere. Was doing great for 3 days then just heard about a work event that my husband would have been involved in and here i am starting to feel the sadness and emptiness again. Trying to take deep breaths to keep from crying at work
Comment by carolynne on October 13, 2011 at 6:27am

Roxymom, I'm the same way about asking for help...but please do so when you need to! It's so hard trying to deal with your own grief, help your children along with theirs, and raise them and keep the home together all at the same time!! When you can't sleep, check the chat room...there's usually someone on at all hours and sometimes it helps me enough to calm down a bit and get a little sleep.

Comment by roxymom on October 12, 2011 at 10:01pm
Thanks Paula, I just feel blessed to have found this site. Lord knows this is a group that none of us want to be a part of & I'm sorry that your here as well
 

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