At some point after your spouse passes away, you wonder what to do about your wedding ring. Should you keep wearing it? Should you take it off? At first, I couldn’t bear even the thought of taking off my wedding band, anniversary ring and engagement ring. But after a while,…
~~Reflecting on Year One~~ First there was numbness, then the deep, raw crippling pain of grief, sadness and despair. But life doesn’t stop for you as you grieve. Eventually I had to go to work again. It was dreadful yet good for me at the same time. First of all,…
~~Reflecting on Year One~~ Grief does terrible things to you. The first year was hell. In addition to the emotional and mental aspects of grief, it also affected me a lot physically. One of the issues was eating. I hardly had an appetite. In fact, I could barely get anything…
~~Reflecting on Year One~~ One of the cruelest things of widowhood is having to deal with the unavoidable tasks that follow the death of a loved one. I’m talking about everything from arranging the funeral, getting death certificates, contacting life insurance, social security, etc. to dealing with your loved one’s…