I'm a bit confused at the moment, almost 6 months have passed since I lost my lovely husband in October, just 18 days after we got married and 10 months after he started his brave battle with this awful disease.
This week I have had so many people saying to me that 'I'm doing so well!' What do they mean?
Am I putting on a brave face and that's what they see? I certainly don't think I'm doing well, my life, as has all of yours on here, has been smashed to pieces, Our happy future together ripped from us way too soon. Andy was only 53, I'm only 51.
I get up everyday, because I have to work and see to our furbabies.
I'm broken, its hard work putting 1 step in front of the other some days, would I care if I didn't wake up? not really I wouldn't. (I'm not suicidal by the way)
I sit quiet, have tears and talk to Andy everyday. Some days I go out to walk the dogs, stand in a field and scream loud - luckily I live in rural Wales so no one hears me, and tears flood down my face. Perhaps I'm hiding it well and they see me just trying to carry on living when I'm actualy just exsisting, not living at all!
How can I be 'doing so well!' I'm truly heartbroken, in so much pain from losing the love of my life, my soul mate, my rock, the man I wanted to spend the rest of my life with as his wife - now his widow (I hate that word!) Andy will always be my husband!
C xxx
Hi Claireh, I am on the same time frame as you as my husband died in October 2022. Yes someone told me today I looked well now.
I guess our moments of sorrow are the private ones, when you are working or socialising no one wants to know about your grief. So you just do a jekyll and Hyde, and few see our pain which is on the inside. It's not even 6 months gone and every spare moment you default to remembering and crying for our loss.
Probably only those who have lost their partner too will truly understand and wouldn't make that comment.
Dear Clarieh
Yes we do get it here on this forum. I totally understand how you are feeling. When people say these stupid remarks I want to scream at them !!! I was told yesterday I must move forward ? What does that mean ? Ignorance is what I am beginning to think.
No wonder you are upset
Hugs
Sorry to hear about your loss. It feels as raw today as it did 25 weeks ago - I still count the weeks, sometimes how many sleeps (or not as I'm still not sleeping) since Andy passed away.
I think your right about Jekyll and Hyde - they only see the outside!
xx
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