Your role has changed… no longer are you the care giver. Your loved one has died and things are now different. You may be feeling a whole host of emotions ranging from relief, to anger, to disbelief and sadness. You may be responding by questioning who you are now, and how you go on. Welcome to the grief process.
Desolation – n. A state of complete emptiness; Anguished misery.
Degree - n. Any of a series of steps or stages.
Although I suspected my husband was losing his battle with ischemic heart disease, I did not want to accept it. He had been in his own way preparing me for two months prior to his death in little things he would say and do. He had been for the past two years getting everything in order here at home so that I would not have to worry about anything when he was gone.
I bequeath myself to the dirt to grow from the grass I love. If you want me again, look for me under your boot-soles. Walt Whitman
Today we talk with Amy Levine, who designs and implements programs and conduc
You came across the water
With destruction on your mind
Thinking nothing of the heartaches
And broken dreams you'd leave behind
PLEASE, don't tell me you know how I feel. If you don't know how it feels to lose a loved one to a sudden accident or uncontrollable disease, you DON'T know how I feel. I lost the one who had the awesome privilege to give life to me, granted by the giver of life, Himself.
I looked up in the sky today and wondered if you knew
How many times a day I spend just thinking about you
I wake and see the sunrise spreading glory across the sky
