@mir123 - Hi Miriam - Next Wednesday 8/13 will be six months since my wife passed away. And, next week, I will not be at home, I'll be away at a vacation home. I am involved in an in-person support group for those who lost a spouse or partner. There are 12 of us and we meet weekly. It has helped and as you suggested, having the ability to listen to others and talk with others makes me realize there are many dealing with grief. I'm also involved in an on-line support group which has also helped. Also, I find that if I can keep myself busy with small projects, it takes my mind off thinking about my wife. I do have relatives' and friends close by and grown children and grandkids. I try to get together with family a few times a week and not being the best cook on the face of the earth, I get invited to dinner several times a week. Grief is complicated and I was diagnosed with broken heart syndrome in March. The chest discomfort and other symptoms are 95% gone and my doc feels from a medical standpoint I am doing better. I think each person needs to recognize that grief is a real thing and figure out how to best live our lives never forgetting the loved one we lost. I know that is what my wife would want even though it can be tough at times. Ed