I lost my wife

man, I'm sincerely sorry to read this, but I appreciate that you'd think enough of us to share.
Maybe this isn't appropriate advice for you in your situation, but from my own life experiences, please be sure spend time with friends and family; even if you don't feel up to it.
Grieving is always personal, but grieving alone is a particularly hard way to go.
Make yourself open and available to charitable actions of others, as they'll genuinely want to help

I'll be praying for you today.
 
Gary W. Graley said:
I am sorry for your loss, this is a poem I found a few years ago when my mother passed away

By Henry Scott-Holland

Death is nothing at all.
It does not count.
I have only slipped away into the next room.
Nothing has happened.

Everything remains exactly as it was.
I am I, and you are you,
and the old life that we lived so fondly together is untouched, unchanged.
Whatever we were to each other, that we are still.

Call me by the old familiar name.
Speak of me in the easy way which you always used.
Put no difference into your tone.
Wear no forced air of solemnity or sorrow.

Laugh as we always laughed at the little jokes that we enjoyed together.
Play, smile, think of me, pray for me.
Let my name be ever the household word that it always was.
Let it be spoken without an effort, without the ghost of a shadow upon it.

Life means all that it ever meant.
It is the same as it ever was.
There is absolute and unbroken continuity.
What is this death but a negligible accident?

Why should I be out of mind because I am out of sight?
I am but waiting for you, for an interval,
somewhere very near,
just round the corner.

All is well.
Nothing is hurt; nothing is lost.
One brief moment and all will be as it was before.
How we shall laugh at the trouble of parting when we meet again!

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That's beautiful, Gary. Thank you.
 
My wife and I send our most sincere condolences, John.

Reading her memorial made me truly wish we could have met such a wonderful person.

You and Miss Patty have created a fine legacy in your children and grandchildren.
 
mqqn said:
My wife and I send our most sincere condolences, John.

Reading her memorial made me truly wish we could have met such a wonderful person.

You and Miss Patty have created a fine legacy in your children and grandchildren.
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Thank you mqqn, Her son( my stepson) Jamie is just like her, often bringing strangers in off the street for Thanksgiving dinner. It was a running joke with all of us "I wonder who Jamie's going to bring home this year?" Your words made me cry, but they were partially good tears as opposed to the sad tears I've been feeling ever since. I just want to thank each & every one of you for your condolences & helpful words.
 
You have my sincere sympathy, John. I would say you were lucky to share your life with her and raise a family with her. Know that she is in her happiest place imaginable, content, and looking forward to being reunited with you in the future.
 
oh this is awful to read. My deepest condolences to you. I can’t even imagine. When my mom passed not too long ago my dad just gave up living. He just sits and watches tv. I can understand this at some level but please stay active and involved. Again, my deepest condolences
 
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