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a kennedy

(33,495 posts)
Sun May 4, 2025, 08:57 PM May 4

Not sure if I post this here........my husband of 42 years passed away today, a year ago.....5-4-24

Still can’t talk about him and how I feel. I JUST MISS HIM SO MUCH.

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Not sure if I post this here........my husband of 42 years passed away today, a year ago.....5-4-24 (Original Post) a kennedy May 4 OP
I'm so sorry. yardwork May 4 #1
A hug for you. Srkdqltr May 4 #2
My dear SuzyandPuffpuff May 4 #3
❤️ underpants May 4 #4
Hugs to you. Eko May 4 #5
oh my gosh as far as I am concerned you gopiscrap May 4 #6
Sending hugs and DU family love and wishing you only sweet memories 💕 Deuxcents May 4 #7
I want to join in with this comment Dark n Stormy Knight May 5 #23
Here's a hug for you Diamond_Dog May 4 #8
I recently was talking to a friend deRien May 4 #9
Many Hugs here there anywhere anytime. IA8IT May 4 #10
hugs for you as you remember your time together RainCaster May 4 #11
Deepest condolences SheltieLover May 4 #12
Ohh.. I'm so Sorry, a kennedy Cha May 4 #13
I'm so sorry A Kennedy JMCKUSICK May 4 #14
I'm so sorry for your loss. HeartsCanHope May 4 #15
❤️ littlemissmartypants May 4 #16
..... Skittles May 4 #17
Got room for one more hug? Permanut May 5 #22
Sending you love and wishes that, Marie Marie May 4 #18
Oh, a kennedy, I am so very sorry. May The Universe welcome him with open arms. LoisB May 4 #19
So very sorry Nululu May 4 #20
a kennedy, I'm sorry you are having a rough time FemDemERA May 4 #21
Sending you love and peace. PittBlue May 5 #24
I'm so sorry 💔 live love laugh May 5 #25
I truly understand democrank May 5 #26
I'm so sorry. sdfernando May 5 #27
The fondest of cherished memories must,... magicarpet May 5 #28
I know.... markie May 5 #29
I'm sorry for your loss. Going through it my wife right now. Hassler May 5 #30
Hugs snowybirdie May 5 #31
Holding you in comfort, a kennedy 💚 Clouds Passing May 5 #32
The cost of love..... Karadeniz May 5 #33

SuzyandPuffpuff

(133 posts)
3. My dear
Sun May 4, 2025, 09:03 PM
May 4

My friend lost her best friend hubby recently. My brother lost his best friend dear wife recently. We all have to do this. Sometimes they go first... other times we exit and leave them behind. Excruciating pain. But yr lucky to have lost him while Yu loved him rather than losing him and not caring. Either way it sucks.take solace in friends family pets laughter and memories .

gopiscrap

(24,358 posts)
6. oh my gosh as far as I am concerned you
Sun May 4, 2025, 09:10 PM
May 4

could post it anywhere. My prayers are with you. May you cherish the memories you have had together. Mike C

deRien

(268 posts)
9. I recently was talking to a friend
Sun May 4, 2025, 09:32 PM
May 4

and told her how I wasn't asked how I was doing after my husband died. Her response was "she didn't want to make me cry".
I truly believe that tears are a way of healing. So let your tears flow and let your husband's name be spoken. Everyone's grief experience is different ~ it's a process that we all have to go through ~ for some it's easier ~ others it's just plain hard. Becoming "single" again is hard ~ there's no one to turn and say, "Did you know...." or "Don't forget..." Remember to be kind to yourself and remember those happy memories with your loved one.

JMCKUSICK

(2,255 posts)
14. I'm so sorry A Kennedy
Sun May 4, 2025, 11:04 PM
May 4

If I may be so bold, Please talk to him and think about him to your hearts content. After all, you have 42 years of treasures to celebrate.
With Love, John

Skittles

(164,097 posts)
17. .....
Sun May 4, 2025, 11:12 PM
May 4
If I should ever leave you whom I love
To go along the Silent Way,
Grieve not,
Nor speak of me with tears,
But laugh and talk of me as if I were beside you there.

(I‘d come – I‘d come, could I but find a way!
But would not tears and grief be barriers?)
And when you hear a song
Or see a bird I loved,
Please do not let the thought of me be sad…
For I am loving you just as I always have…
You were so good to me!

There are so many things I wanted still to do –
So many things to say to you… Remember that I did not fear…
It was just leaving you that was so hard to face… We cannot see Beyond…
But this I know:
I love you so –
Twas heaven here with you!


Isla Paschal Richardson

Marie Marie

(10,174 posts)
18. Sending you love and wishes that,
Sun May 4, 2025, 11:19 PM
May 4

when you are ready, your profound grief can turn to warm memories.

FemDemERA

(504 posts)
21. a kennedy, I'm sorry you are having a rough time
Sun May 4, 2025, 11:46 PM
May 4

And I think you found the perfect place to post. I am glad you posted and that so many saw it and responded. It’s hard to be alone in our grief. I believe Grief is a little easier to bear when shared.

One year or ten, time means little to those who love and have lost their loved one. Love and Grief are two sides of the same coin and neither can be bound by space or time. We don’t “get over” grief, we move through it, with good days and bad. When the hard times hit, it’s nice to know there is someone out there who cares and will listen. Even if it’s through a computer. DU has so many people who seem ready to do just that.

Breathe…. And may tomorrow be a bit easier for you.

Hugs to you.

PittBlue

(4,520 posts)
24. Sending you love and peace.
Mon May 5, 2025, 05:06 PM
May 5

May you find kindness to warm you, sympathy to comfort you and cherished memories to bring peace to your heart. (I found this in a card and thought it was lovely.)

magicarpet

(18,186 posts)
28. The fondest of cherished memories must,...
Mon May 5, 2025, 06:53 PM
May 5

... pop into your mind as you reflect upon 42 years of marriage together.



markie

(23,362 posts)
29. I know....
Mon May 5, 2025, 06:53 PM
May 5

we wish you could talk about him because we would all love to hear about him

I lost my husband 3 years ago and the love does not die..... I know so well how you miss him

Hassler

(4,316 posts)
30. I'm sorry for your loss. Going through it my wife right now.
Mon May 5, 2025, 06:55 PM
May 5

It's tough. Peace and every good.

Clouds Passing

(4,706 posts)
32. Holding you in comfort, a kennedy 💚
Mon May 5, 2025, 07:05 PM
May 5

That pain rumbles under our skin waiting for the tiniest of triggers to set it off. I feel your pain. Hugs and love 💕

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