I lost my beautiful man March 2018 and even though I still smile and talk to my family. All I can think about is let's get through certain milestones, my son is 21 next week and he isn't here to see it. I should be ok I have other children and 3 beautiful grandsons, but I get no joy from anything I am so fed up of the false smiles and saying I am ok. Well I am not, that horrendous cancer took away all that mattered to me and I am in hell right now. Please someone tell me I will be ok. I feel so selfish in these thoughts, but I really am in hell.
Me neither Mel
I lost my husband just over a year ago and I have had holidays, days out, made plans all without him and I know he would be happy and so proud of me. In fact he would be cross with me if I didn't keep living and enjoying my new Life.
I will always miss Rob and feel his absence every single day but he certainly wouldn't expect me to be miserable for ever.
Please everyone be kind to yourselves, we would all have our loved ones back if we could but we have to try and make the best of our new lives.
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