Hi Coco. Thank you for friending me. I am so grateful to the outreach of this community. It is isolating living as widow in our everyday life. Here I feel safe to say what is really on my mind. Thank you. I see you lost your husband suddenly. I cannot imagine. I cared for my ill husband for 13 years, the last 8 were the hardest due to his condition. We said good-bye to each other many times--not that it helped when he finally left me, but at least I knew how he felt and what he wanted for me. Now I just have to find a way for me to get there!
Normal? Wednesday Aug 8 will be 2 months for me and I am sorting out what is the new normal for me. I am doing pretty good I think, but dragging on finalizing claims on life insurance, COBRA, and some other things. Steve's passing came just a little over a year since my mom passed. I have had basically two years of paperwork, cleaning and sorting mom's house-what a horrific task that is, and basically trying to not make any real decisions. I am fortunate that my mom had a current living trust set up and I am an only child, and Steve and I had a living trust as well.
I do find myself sometimes kind of snapping out of a fog that I didn't even realize I was in. I had a tough time staying clear on the drive down and back to my mom's house. Over an hour each way even on a Sunday in daylight.
I know it all takes time and I am hoping the fresh sea air and fascinating ports on my upcoming 30 day cruise from Barcelona to the Black Sea, Hold Lands, and back to Rome will be a real healing balm.
We will all get there, I for one one to get to the new normal as quickly as possible.
Coco, I'd wonder if the travel agent is pushing hard enough! I'd be tempted to call UA and make an inquiry! They should get the refund processed in a reasonable amount of time. We ttied to get UA to credit the unused tickets, had the doctor write a letter he was in the hospital, nada, UA wouldn't budge and we both are 1K fliers.
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Hi Nina, Thanks for your number. If you want, we could meet one day next week for lunch at Wellbread in Weaverville, or any place you want. I work very close to Weaverville. When do you begin the support group? Let me know when and if you can meet next week. Hopefully, we can get together with KK one weekend soon.
Welcome to our community.... I hope we can keep you company on your journey ahead. Please look around a bit and read this basic introduction to the site. You can find more information about how the community works under "Help!" in the navigation bar, and we'll send you a few newsletters with tips and ideas in the coming weeks. If you need a little more help, go to the Home page and look in the right hand column to see the link to a "Help Desk" form. We all use the site differently, but we hope you feel comfortable sharing among us in the coming days, weeks, and months. Big hug! Supa site founder and admin
Welcome Nini: I'm sorry for your loss but I'm glad you found your way to this site. I know you will find the same comfort and understanding here at Widowed Village that I have. In the beginning I just read the blogs and posts and lurked in chat. Post and join us in chat when you feel comfortable. It is nice to be among people who "Get It".
On that page, under item #1, you'll find a link that takes you to your settings page where you can change your screen name (there are 2 spots you need to change). OR you can just hover your cursor over "My Widville" along the top bar of this page and click on "update my profile pic" to get to that settings page.
I'm so very sorry for your loss, Nini, but glad you found us. There is caring support and friendship here. Here's a good place to start: Basic Site Info
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Hi Coco. Thank you for friending me. I am so grateful to the outreach of this community. It is isolating living as widow in our everyday life. Here I feel safe to say what is really on my mind. Thank you. I see you lost your husband suddenly. I cannot imagine. I cared for my ill husband for 13 years, the last 8 were the hardest due to his condition. We said good-bye to each other many times--not that it helped when he finally left me, but at least I knew how he felt and what he wanted for me. Now I just have to find a way for me to get there!
Hi, delighted to be your new friend. I've been widowhed for 6 years. How about you?
Hi thank you for your kind friend invite,I really appreciate it,Chris
Normal? Wednesday Aug 8 will be 2 months for me and I am sorting out what is the new normal for me. I am doing pretty good I think, but dragging on finalizing claims on life insurance, COBRA, and some other things. Steve's passing came just a little over a year since my mom passed. I have had basically two years of paperwork, cleaning and sorting mom's house-what a horrific task that is, and basically trying to not make any real decisions. I am fortunate that my mom had a current living trust set up and I am an only child, and Steve and I had a living trust as well.
I do find myself sometimes kind of snapping out of a fog that I didn't even realize I was in. I had a tough time staying clear on the drive down and back to my mom's house. Over an hour each way even on a Sunday in daylight.
I know it all takes time and I am hoping the fresh sea air and fascinating ports on my upcoming 30 day cruise from Barcelona to the Black Sea, Hold Lands, and back to Rome will be a real healing balm.
We will all get there, I for one one to get to the new normal as quickly as possible.
Coco, I'd wonder if the travel agent is pushing hard enough! I'd be tempted to call UA and make an inquiry! They should get the refund processed in a reasonable amount of time. We ttied to get UA to credit the unused tickets, had the doctor write a letter he was in the hospital, nada, UA wouldn't budge and we both are 1K fliers.
Hi Nini, I just left you a private message. Please let me know if you get it or not.
Sue :-)
Hi Nini, To private message a member here, type in their name in the Search Widowed Village box above. Once there, look on the left side of the screen and click on "Send a Message".
If anyone else wants to chime in with recommendations to help Nini, please do so!
Hi Nina, Thanks for your number. If you want, we could meet one day next week for lunch at Wellbread in Weaverville, or any place you want. I work very close to Weaverville. When do you begin the support group? Let me know when and if you can meet next week. Hopefully, we can get together with KK one weekend soon.
Sue :-)
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Welcome to our community.... I hope we can keep you company on your journey ahead. Please look around a bit and read this basic introduction to the site. You can find more information about how the community works under "Help!" in the navigation bar, and we'll send you a few newsletters with tips and ideas in the coming weeks. If you need a little more help, go to the Home page and look in the right hand column to see the link to a "Help Desk" form.
We all use the site differently, but we hope you feel comfortable sharing among us in the coming days, weeks, and months.
Big hug!
Supa
site founder and admin
Welcome Nini: I'm sorry for your loss but I'm glad you found your way to this site. I know you will find the same comfort and understanding here at Widowed Village that I have. In the beginning I just read the blogs and posts and lurked in chat. Post and join us in chat when you feel comfortable. It is nice to be among people who "Get It".
Hi Nini. Here's the link to the page that explains privacy basics for the site:
http://widowedvillage.org/page/privacy-basics
On that page, under item #1, you'll find a link that takes you to your settings page where you can change your screen name (there are 2 spots you need to change). OR you can just hover your cursor over "My Widville" along the top bar of this page and click on "update my profile pic" to get to that settings page.
Join the Groups that fit you to connect to others with similar experiences. Take a look at our Forum discussions where you'll find meaningful conversations taking place. Those 'chirps' you hear when you're in Widowed Village mean people are talking in the Chat Room; stop in some time and join the conversations. I look forward to getting to know you here.
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