First anniversary looming

Hello Jilybean 74 

You got through it, well done! Not easy though is it.

Just about the better memories? I am trying with that one too. Lots of photos of Barry around the house, plus he was a professional photographer, so have even more. Hoping to have an exhibition of his work next year. Keeping me busy and focused .

Wearing one of his bodywarmers today. Very comforting!

Take care 

Hugs

hi, i’ve tried the photos around but sadly doesn’t help.  I do so hope the memories come back

Take care everybod

Gkenis

x

No one has mentioned the one thing I really find the most difficult and that is eating, I have no appetite I don't enjoy anything especially the meals we shared, nothing tastes the same,and on the odd occasion I do enjoy a meal I feel guilty,he has died and I'm enjoying food seems so shallow snd self indulgent, this is how deep grief must affect us .

We all must have a song we like that embraces what we had iv only recently heard this,

Glimpse of us

By joji

Yes I do, in fact there are two and I had both played at Sharon's funeral - You Make Me Feel Brand New by Simply Red & You're The Best Thing That Ever Happened To Me by Gladys Knight .

They sum up my love for Sharon perfectly

Best wishes to all.

Paul x

Good choice,timeless classics.

• I have exactly the same problem with food as you I can't bring myself to enjoy anything  i just make  sandwiches or put something in the microwave and feel like I'm just eating to stay alive if I go out with my daughter I look at the menu and it just might as well be looking at a blank page because nothing makes me want to order it I always say I'll have such and such because their waiting for me to decide  ,and if there's one of Lynne's favourites I can't order it because it's too upsetting knowing she would have ordered it,  best wishes ,Terry 

Hi, well tomorrow at 9.35pm it will be precisely 12 months since I lost my amazing wife Sharon, the only lady I have ever truly loved and who loved me. Now I miss her more than ever and dread tomorrow coming. Before meeting Sharon I was never inclined to write love notes or poems, but did so regularly for my Sharon. I want to share with you a poem I wrote to Sharon for our first wedding anniversary 20/7/21, sadly we were apart that evening as Sharon was in the Christie hospital. We never managed to celebrate our wedding anniversary before she passed.

”Thinking Of You”

No matter what I do

It doesn’t matter where I go

Or whatever I may see

I will always be thinking of you.

Whether I mow the lawn

Or water the plants

One thing is for sure

I am always thinking of you.

I feed the birds

Take care of the flowers

Whatever it may be

Be sure I’m thinking of you.

Sitting at my desk

Or reading a magazine

No matter what it is

I will always be with you.

The clouds float by

A breeze catches the trees

I can watch it all

While I am thinking of you.

I sit in the garden

Listening to the tunes

Whatever I see or hear

It will always remind me of you.

I will love and cherish you always my darling.

Best Wishes to you all, Paul x

How lucky were we to have experienced true love,you will be ok tomorrow the love you had will comfort you x

Hope you got through the day ok x