It’s almost 8 months on from the dreaded morning which destroyed my beautiful life. 8 months of surviving without my beloved Michael. 8 months of sorting out our lives, closing and opening accounts, and doing things which I’d never had to do before. It’s been 7 months of ripping DVD’s […]
Estimated reading time: 3 minutes
I don’t dream. I haven’t in years. I suffered horrible night terrors when I was younger and one day, they stopped and I dreamt no more. Before the untimely end of my beautiful husband, I had these odd waking dreams. Not full on fantasies, because I was well aware and […]
Estimated reading time: 1 minute
Every night I come home to the house and our furry babies, 4 cats. I open the windows and put in the screens so they can enjoy the fresh air. I go down to the office which used to be my late husband’s dialysis room and give Xena, the eldest […]
Estimated reading time: 2 minutes
It was a beautiful picture we painted. My Michael and I created such beauty with love. We met on a blank canvas; anything could happen. The picture glittered in the bright sun like a million gems against the landscape. Each day added another spark of brilliance, blazing against the dark. […]
Estimated reading time: 6 minutes
Since the colossal inception of the vulgarities called talk shows, I found the public display of grief repugnant. Perhaps it’s just how I was raised, or maybe I have more moral fiber than the common person, but I’ve always considered the grieving process to be a selective and private matter. […]
Estimated reading time: 8 minutes