Evening one and all. It is one year today that my darling husband passed away. To say it was traumatic is an understatement. He had finished 6 weeks chemo/rt on Good Friday. We were already planning a cruise for our 30th anniversary in October. Something to look forward to he said. But on Easter Monday he collapsed in front of me. Paramedics and doctors tried to revive him for 45 minutes to no avail. After a post mortem I was told that he died of a DVT that traveled to his heart. Like all of you I don’t know how I’ve got through this first year without him. Every day when I wake up if I’ve even slept at all I relive that awful day over and over. If it wasn’t for my family I don’t know where I’d be. This forum has given me some comfort reading all your stories and knowing im not alone in my grief and everything that im feeling is a process we all have to go through. Anyway sorry for rambling on.
Much love and peace to you all
sue xx
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