HI everone im new to all this , my husband of 40years passed away 6 weeks ago and im finding it so hard to be on my own in the house, seems so quiet and empty without him here, im.not sleeping to good and am worried all the time bout everything cant imagine a future on my own ,does it get easier with time ? Hope so
Hi and welcome to the online community
I'm very sorry to read that you've recently lost your husband to cancer and I'd like to offer my sincere condolences.
I can see that you've already found and joined the bereaved spouses and partners group and I'm sure if you post your message there you'll get lots of support. Clicking on the link I've created will take you straight there if you're not sure how to find the group.
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Hi Joysue
so sorry for your loss, but well done for reaching out on this site and hope you have received good support from the other groups.
just wanted to say it does get easier with time. We never get over our loss, we learn to live with that loss. There is no fixed timescale, you do things at your pace not other peoples. It’s difficult but for me to get through I did only the things I felt comfortable doing. My true friends understood that and were fine, others, the lucky ones who hadn’t been through the loss of a husband or wife, were not so understanding but I had to ignore their demands for lunches/dinners so that I could cope and make progress.
sending you strength and a huge cyber hug. One day at a time and small simple steps along the road Joysue
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