Thank you to everyone for comments on Saturday, I hope that will be the one and only time I'll be swearing in a blog post and not a lot more about politics either!
I'm not really worried about what will happen with Suffolk County Council - nothing works as well as it did 20 years ago (or is that just my rose tinted glasses looking back like a silly old woman!) and probably won't be any better or worse whoever is in charge!
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8 Years today - It still hurts like crazy - they're wrong when they say Things get Better and Time Heals. They don't and it doesn't. The years just pass and you just have to cope.
I'm coping.
I know exactly how you feel Sue. I can even feel the empty lonely space at my side when I walk down a street. X Thelmax
ReplyDeleteI know how you feel Sue. 14 years on since I lost my husband. I live the life I haven't chosen and I miss the life I chose.
ReplyDeleteLife does throw some properly thorny places in our way. It's a testament to your strength that you are surviving on the memories. Thank you for your example.
ReplyDeleteHi Sue , I have never commented before but am a regular reader.
ReplyDeleteI know just how you feel . My hubby passed away 14 years ago and no you don't get over it. Especially when they are only middle aged. You have to get used to them not being around, but as for getting over it ! No not if you really loved them , you cant.
Keep busy , that helps.
Lots of love .
Plain Jane x
No I agree. You just learn to cope with it. Keith passed away just two years ago yet it feels like a lifetime without him, and there are still tears and some days, overwhelming grief.
ReplyDeleteI am thinking of you, I know you're coping but that doesn't mean it isn't painfully hard.
ReplyDeletePenny
My husband died last year, we had been married 66 years. I am coping....most days .
ReplyDeleteThinking of you, bereavement can be unbearably painful sometimes. 💔
ReplyDeleteGrief is a lonely place. I am thinking of you.
ReplyDeleteThinking about you. It’s hard as you say, but we carry on coping. Not only did I lose my husband but he was my best friend as well, life can be lonely.
ReplyDeleteMy thoughts are with you. You are coping very well but I understand what you mean.
ReplyDeleteSending hugs and thinking of you. Yvonne.
ReplyDeleteI am incredibly lucky to still have my man here….no matter how long ago it was I’m sorry for your loss. I feel one would never ‘get over’ losing the one you love
ReplyDeleteI started reading your Blog just as you were learning about Colin’s illness. How devastating that was for both of you. You have pulled me into your life experiences, and I am grateful that you could share that struggle, the pain & sadness. We learn from others, and we are still learning from you as you share your days - joyful & sad. DL
ReplyDeleteMy husband dropped down dead on the golf course three weeks ago, aged 70. I miss not being able to say goodbye. Catherine
ReplyDeleteLoss of our loved ones is so incredibly painful. Thoughts are with you x
ReplyDeleteThat was from Alison in Devon x
ReplyDeleteI hope sharing memories and grief helps you cope, Sue. I'm glad you shared many happy years together
ReplyDeleteHi Sue I feel the same as you it’s been 9 years as of the 30th April since I lost my lovely husband and soul mate and I’ve felt so lost since. Heather
ReplyDeleteThe years pass by, but the memories remain as strong as ever. We think about our loved ones every day. Anyone who says it gets easier, well it doesn't, we just learn to cope with it. You are coping very well.
ReplyDeleteWhen I lost my beloved sister a kind soul said to me, “it doesn’t get better but it does change”. For me that says it all. June
ReplyDeleteThinking of you today. Yes, you may be coping but it only takes a song, a smell, a favourite place or an unexpected find, and suddenly it's a raw as if it were weeks ago. Take care. xx
ReplyDeleteMy thoughts are with you Sue. Life is not easy after the loss of the love of your life. Some days are harder than others. Memories are there forever as is the love.
ReplyDeleteSending you hugs and love. Xx
ReplyDeleteI am sure your husband would be very proud of your coping!
ReplyDeleteThinking of you today. I haven't lost a husband but I lost a sister nearly twenty seven years ago and that's never got easier as time's gone on. People say you learn to live with it and I think that's what happens, you carry on because you don't have any other choice but the hurt and the sadness never goes away.
ReplyDeleteOh Sue. I feel for you today especially. The ache changes, but it only takes a slight knock to bring it back, and anniversaries do that, don't they. XX Hugs today.
ReplyDeleteThinking of you today.
ReplyDeleteI'm sorry, thinking of you and your loss. Hugs!
ReplyDeleteCoping is all one can realistically hope for in my experience. May his memory be a blessing to you as time goes on.
ReplyDeleteCeci
One day at a time, my friend. Sending hugs and love.
ReplyDeleteThank you for your honesty, and for sharing.
ReplyDelete- Kate
What a wonderful photo
ReplyDeleteSending hugs.
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