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I keep thinking that this bug is on the way out only to have setbacks. There is a lot of stuff that I want to do but it is hard when I just want to go back to bed.
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I actually got sent home from work because I was coughing so much. That bug (mostly a sore throat from drainage) set me back nearly two weeks. I am still sort of messed up from it and it happened in November. Good luck!
I've been sickish (my sister's term) this week. I coughed a lot yesterday. Today I'm glad that I have a lot of tissues. I'm not terribly ill, but tired and a bit under the weather. Most things can wait until I feel better.
Yesterday was my late husband's birthday. It's not a big thing any more, but I still remember.
I've been sickish (my sister's term) this week. I coughed a lot yesterday. Today I'm glad that I have a lot of tissues. I'm not terribly ill, but tired and a bit under the weather. Most things can wait until I feel better.
Yesterday was my late husband's birthday. It's not a big thing any more, but I still remember.
Of course you remember. I still remember my first husband's dates (birthday, anniversary, etc) even though the marriage was not pretty and I realized that this past Sunday was the 35th anniversary of his death. It is hard to believe it has been that long. But on the same token, it seems like ancient history.
I've been sickish (my sister's term) this week. I coughed a lot yesterday. Today I'm glad that I have a lot of tissues. I'm not terribly ill, but tired and a bit under the weather. Most things can wait until I feel better.
Yesterday was my late husband's birthday. It's not a big thing any more, but I still remember.
My main symptom was tiredness. Ugh. I just felt a bit off if that makes sense. At one point I wondered if this was my new normal? If I was just naturally lazy! But I wasn't - I was sick.
I realized today that I am about to turn the same age my husband was when he dropped dead of a sudden, massive heart attack. Wow, that's sobering. He was too young! What a shock that was.
My main symptom was tiredness. Ugh. I just felt a bit off if that makes sense. At one point I wondered if this was my new normal? If I was just naturally lazy! But I wasn't - I was sick.
I realized today that I am about to turn the same age my husband was when he dropped dead of a sudden, massive heart attack. Wow, that's sobering. He was too young! What a shock that was.
My husband was 54. Thankfully you're not going to drop dead any time soon. You look pretty perky to me. Anyway, that's what I feel about you.
My main symptom was tiredness. Ugh. I just felt a bit off if that makes sense. At one point I wondered if this was my new normal? If I was just naturally lazy! But I wasn't - I was sick.
I realized today that I am about to turn the same age my husband was when he dropped dead of a sudden, massive heart attack. Wow, that's sobering. He was too young! What a shock that was.
I am grateful that I got to say goodbye to him. I know a lot of people don't get that chance. I got to thank him for the wonderful life we had. I heard his son thanking him for all the support he had given him over the years.
When he died, around his bed were his 4 kids, 4 of the oldest grandkids, his sister & his wife. I was holding one of his hands. His daughter was holding the other. The med techs came in, gave him something (I think morphine) and turned off his oxygen. No body said a word. I was just watching him as he took his last breaths. Then I heard sobbing. I glanced around to see everyone hugging everyone. Someone touched my back and without knowing who it was, I spun around to hug them. It turned out to be my stepdaughter who was a rock through all of this.
The next thing I knew everyone was holding hands. I reached across the bed to my 14 year old granddaughter (the youngest in the room). We grasped hands but put our arms out so he was in our circle. I broke the silence by saying, "Surrounded by Love." I don't want to call dying beautiful but, he was not alone when he left this world. And I'm sure his parents met him on the other side.
None of that was planned. It just happened. Everyone was talking about it the next day. His daughter called it "organic".
I've been married for twenty years now and it's true, two do become one. I couldn't even bear to think of losing him now.
This year, I lost my mom to cancer (hence why I'm here). While I didn't watch her take her last breath (she thankfully spared me that by dying while I fell asleep), I was there for her during her diagnosis and what followed until her death two months later.
It's been five months now. I guess I just keep swimming, but it is very hard. some days are worse than others. The only encouraging words I can muster is that our loved ones believe in us, that we'll live through it and continue on.
I've been married for twenty years now and it's true, two do become one. I couldn't even bear to think of losing him now.
This year, I lost my mom to cancer (hence why I'm here). While I didn't watch her take her last breath (she thankfully spared me that by dying while I fell asleep), I was there for her during her diagnosis and what followed until her death two months later.
It's been five months now. I guess I just keep swimming, but it is very hard. some days are worse than others. The only encouraging words I can muster is that our loved ones believe in us, that we'll live through it and continue on.
Your mother's illness came on so fast and so hard, out of nowhere. I think the shock of it all, and your world turning upside down without warning is as much a factor in your grief as her death in and of itself.
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