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Patrice Ball
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- Portland, OR
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- About Me:
- Federal court employee and part-time college instructor in Portland OR
- About my Loss:
- My husband died of cancer (esophagus) in October 2015. I was his caregiver for the final months of his life.
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Lost My Spouse...
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I miss my Mom!
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Losing Someone to Cancer
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I love my Dad.
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Jazi replied to Elynn m's discussion Lonely"You are a good person. I'm sorry you are gong through this."
dream moon JO B replied to Elynn m's discussion Lonely"thnx
i no 1 day thy will get loss we got but i will not treet thm way did me "
dream moon JO B replied to Elynn m's discussion Lonely"so sorry on yore loss i no u soon lern abot frinds familyy wen it cums to a loss
u soon lern abot real frindss u do evn famllyy 1s it dont trun bac on u wen u need themm "
Jazi replied to Elynn m's discussion Lonely"You said everything I am feeling right now. I am doing and thinking the same. I know it doesn't help but I am so sorry. "
Jazi replied to Elynn m's discussion Lonely"I am new here and don't really know how to navigate so forgive if I make a mistake. I am drowning in pain and have been ignored by friends. I have only two left and both have many things of their own. I sit at night and hurt until the…"
Billy Jo Colt commented on Kelli Auerbach's blog post New York Times essay I wrote about orphanhood"Thank you Kelly for a genuine and bright yet deep insight into how berievement has affected you. Children are resourcefull and it isn't till in later life that the death of a loved one creates a new reality. I've written a song about the…"
Kelli Auerbach posted a blog postNew York Times essay I wrote about orphanhood
Hi everyone, I am new to the group, but not to loss. Thanks for adding me.I wanted to share an essay I wrote, "Welcome to the Freak Show: Becoming an Orphan in My 20s", that is in the New York Times today. Even though all of our experiences with grief are unique, I hope it resonates in some way.Best, KelliSee More
Elynn m commented on Jon-Paul Ackerman's group Lost My Spouse..."Everyone sounds a little down today. And that's OK. I do the same thing. I am learning how to move on with life. I know that there will never be another Joe. He was my life, my love. I miss…"
Joe Kelly commented on Jon-Paul Ackerman's group Lost My Spouse..."Over the last couple of days, I've had some real negative thoughts, scary to say the least. I know I'll never see her here with me again, which I know but can't accept, but today I questioned is she here with me in spirit? …"
morgan commented on Jon-Paul Ackerman's group Lost My Spouse..."Marita, not that I am glad to hear you suffer from anxiety and fear but thank you for at least sharing that you too are overwhelmed with living. At times I want to scream that the way I feel is not some cry for sympathy but more I am…"
morgan commented on Jon-Paul Ackerman's group Lost My Spouse..."Bluebird,
You were the original poster who made it real for me that telling the truth about our pain was ok. That it was how this grief was going to be no mater how I might be told otherwise. And to know that your truth is that pretty…"
morgan commented on Jon-Paul Ackerman's group Lost My Spouse..."Linda, yes, I too have the recurring thoughts my brain sends me that my husband is dead. It's not possible for me to accept it either. I know it as fact just as I know the sun shines, but when it appears in my brain I simply cannot…"
Joe Kelly commented on Jon-Paul Ackerman's group Lost My Spouse..."As much as we all suffer, some may have an additional burden of having to go out into the real world and deal with people in business to survive. The impact of that makes it all that much more unbearable. While I'm not in that…"
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Patrice,
My husband had always told me that I should look for someone should he die. I'd always say that I didn't want to train anyone new...we'd chuckle...then when he got sick with the cancer, he was more in earnest telling me that it was ok to find someone new...he even told our adult children that I should find someone to spend time with...I have NO plans to do so. I loved my husband so completely that I don't think it would be fair to introduce anyone else into the mix. That's how I feel and I'd be totally surprised IF anyone else would even interest me. But, I have a friend who remarried twice after his wives died...he couldn't be alone.
Hi Patrice, welcome warmly. I thought you might like to know about dailystrength.org if you haven't already found it. It's very upbeat and progressive in its outlook on widowhood. Two members of the group even developed an online friendship, so sweet.