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Loss & Grief | Last Active: Mar 1, 2020 | Replies (111)
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Got in an alone day, but went shopping to look for a couple of curtain rods. Found them and also bought a neat little bench with storage room. Also stopped at Subway and had a sandwich. I visited the outdoor shop of Lowe's and it was great smelling the Christmas trees and seeing the joy of young families. The Poinsettias are beautiful. Came home, walked Wally and then we went to bed early and watched a couple of Christmas movies. What would I do without my Wally? A pet is so much comfort. Hope all have a good day. I'm headed to a doctor's appointment for a regular checkup. Life goes on.
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Hi Liz, I think you are doing a great job. I’m glad you have Wally. I know it is a huge help to have a beloved pet. I am going through a grieving period in a different situation. My husband of 32 years has Alzheimer’s disease. He is 84 and I can’t believe how fast the disease is progressing. I try to adjust one day at a time. It became easier when I realized it is actually a grief process, because I lose a little more of him every day.
I met a woman when exercising at an indoor pool I go to, we got to talking. She lost her husband of 30 years in September and cried when she told me. It seems completely normal to do that. It is a process.
Also if you simply don’t have the energy to meet and greet people for a day, try giving yourself a rest for that day. I have found that when I do that, I bounce back the next day.
I know you are going to do better as time goes on. -Susan