Category Archives: Grief

I Don’t Have Much to Say

There are so many little things I want to talk to my husband about. They’re meaningless to other people, or they’re inside jokes, or they’re the silly little things that are such a big part of an intimate relationship. So … Continue reading

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The Reason for Pain

Decades ago when I was in my early 20s my ex-husband – not my soul-mate husband who died recently,  but a good and brilliant man nonetheless – gave me this answer in response to my demand to understand “why animals … Continue reading

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He Did Not Ask My Permission

Someone just posted the following on one of the suicide loss groups on Facebook: “We need to find a way for it to be ok when a person feels they have to ‘opt out’ of their life. We need to … Continue reading

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Unbearable Loneliness

I have never been lonely in my life – until now. I had never understood loneliness or how it can eat people up.  I’ve always been so busy with work, dozens of projects in process, and a constant pile of thoughts … Continue reading

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From HuffPost: No One Tells You This About Loss, So I Will

THE BLOG No One Tells You This About Loss, So I Will Huffington Post 06/01/2016 08:28 am ET | Updated Jun 03, 2016 4.8k Cora Neumann Founder, Global First Ladies Alliance; Former Senior Advisor, U.S. Department of State No one … Continue reading

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Does It Hurt When Friends Call to Check In?

Just got a call from a friend who wanted to check in. She said that lots of our mutual friends are thinking of me, but are afraid to call or check in themselves, because they don’t want to upset me, … Continue reading

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The Hardest Part…

I think the hardest part of my husband’s suicide is the recognition of how much emotional and physical pain he was in, and how it must have colored every aspect of his life. Although I desperately miss him and am … Continue reading

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I Will Not Be Silent

The Warrior Project will be a warm, welcoming drop-in center for those living with extreme emotional and/or physical pain coupled with hopelessness, and a resource for families and friends fearing for the life of, or grieving the loss of, the … Continue reading

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My Daily Grief

As much as I love(d) my husband, I have no desire to feel the kind of pain I’m in for the rest of my life.  I LOVE(D) that man.  Ask anyone who knew me.  It was always about John.  (Or … Continue reading

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Breathe

http://imgur.com/n5jBp45 There have been too many moments in the past nearly three weeks when I have felt unable to breathe… and moments when it seemed all I was capable of was to breathe. **************** In memory of my beloved husband … Continue reading

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