Thank you for your thoughtful comment. The one year mark appears somewhat like a wall, which, if I can just get over it, might have better things on the other side. For me it seems to have greater significance than holidays or birthdays maybe because I never imagined that I would be able to survive a whole year without my lifetime partner. Time has proven me wrong. It surely helps to acknowledge how very many people have survived loss and found meaning again in their lives. I am hoping to be one of them.