I am new to this site and feel so saddened reading all these posts. I am so sorry for all that each of you have gone through. My partner of 16 years passed away in January 2023 of skin cancer. He did not want to leave this world. He was 68. I stuck with him through the terrible illness for years and was relieved when he finally passed away. Now I am missing him and think about what a wonderful partner he was — always making me #1 in his life. I am living one day at a time but when I think about my future, I want to make decisions based on my hopes and dreams rather than my fears. It helps to embrace the sadness when it hits me. And it helps to have hope that I will thrive once I get through the sadness.
Rick M says
Posted on June 23, 2023 1
Jenny – I am so sorry for your loss. I hope you will find Soaring Spirits to be a supportive community, as I have over the past few years. After my wife died in June 2020, I found Soaring Spirits and the community of people here showed me I was not alone in my grief. That was priceless.
One important thing I’ve learned is that the intensity of the grief will decrease over time. You probably won’t notice it at first, until one day the tears will not be as prevalent. I am encouraged that you want to make decisions based on hopes and dreams. We have to believe that there is the possibility of joy again, even in the early days. Keep taking it one day at a time, one hour at a time, and, yes, one minute at a time.
Be gentle with yourself.
–Rick