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Hi both
Hubby on second day of chemo seems to be doing well.
I've had a crazy week racing around and felt a bit better.
But sitting here this evening l cant shake off how unreal this is, hubby was ok 2 months ago, he's got other health problems but it feels still like a dream that l will wake up from and l feel such a sense of loss for our usual daily life together now he's in hospital
Is this normal. It feels like grief or something like that
Evening Dingg
Yes love, you are experiencing grief, especially for what you feel you've lost. But I promise you that as hubby starts to recover, that feeling will fade. Some things will probably never feel the same as before, but you'll learn to adapt and carry on.
Here endeth the lesson, but if ever you need to vent do so here as much as you like, as we all know how unfair it is when things are taken away.
It's great news about hubby. Is he in Springfield hospital now hon? xxx
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