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CONFESSIONS OF A LIKELY WIDOW

A Young Widow's Reflections on Chronic Illness, Loss, Grief and Faith

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Safe Space

I realized today that it's hard for me to grieve at home. I was meeting a friend at the park for a COVID-safe time to chat - it's just a...

Baby teeth

Since G died, my little guy has lost 2 baby teeth. His little missing-teeth lisp is adorable. Oh how his Daddy would've loved to hear...

No tears today

I tried to cry today. I even sat next to his grave, freshly covered in sod and sprinkled with flowers by our boy, while looking at...

Numb

I feel numb today. I wake up in the morning and as I try to wrap my head around the day - what day is it, what comes next, what do I...

It happened

What day is today? Where am I? Is this really happening? He died on December 19th. At home, while I watched. So much to process there....

Perspective

Going through suffering can make us incredibly self-focused. We are in pain and getting out of that pain becomes our primary concern. ...

Amazed

Today I am just sitting here amazed. With all the ups and downs of the last 5 years, I have some things to celebrate: My son turned 5...

Support Group

The year before my husband's heart transplant, we were part of a support group for people who were waiting for a heart or lung transplant....

Starting out

It's been more than 10 years since I was ushered into a community that I never meant to be a part of - a community of women who live...

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