Not quite a week after my husbands funeral it would have been his birthday tomorrow . I got his ashes back today so he will be home for it. I'm not sure how I will cope tomorrow but we are taking the donations from family & friends to the local hospice that cared for him during his final few hours. He wasn't even there for 2 days. It was if he waited to get there & to feel safe and properly cared for to let himself go.
Then we have got to get through our 1st Christmas without him. Its horrible that we've got two 1sts so close together.
Hi detty.
Yes its horrible, Im struggling with Christmas, floods of tears as yet another card arrives with just my name and ' Happy Christmas' inside.
We also raised money at Tonys funeral for the hospice, it was what he wanted.
Im glad you got the ashes back before Christmas. Are you going to do anything tomorrow on his birthday?
Christmas will come and it will go. It will be tough, there will be tears, but I hope some remembering of happier times too, but we will survive it. Baby steps.
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