WOW............ I have had an emotional day but i feel quite at peace now. My Uncle died in February leaving his wife, I spoke to her today and we had a lengthy chat and she is so sad.Her voice cracks at every word and she is relying on diazapam to get her through each day.my cousins are trying their best but her heart is breaking.They were married for 50 years and never spent a day apart.Whenever i would see them they would always be holding hands.My uncle was my dads brother and it was a sudden death very much like my dads(they both had heart problems) after I spoke to my aunt I went with my mum to see another aunt who is in a home, she is only 60 and has alzheimers, I havent seen her for 10 years but she knew me and my mum although she didnt remember any conversation we had while we were there.There was a little old lay there of 95 years and she was the loveliest woman.She kept telling me about her skirt and showing me the gold buttons. I have concerns for my mum with memory loss lately and am keeping a close eye on her. Hugs and love
Oh dear you did have an emotional day. When our loved ones get older and have health problems it hurts us inside like nothing else. Wretching really. My heart goes out to you and your family. Sarah
Yesterday, I took a walk with my neighbor who's husband died 5 years ago (she is now 75), and also her son. Oh my, she is missing them so much. She says the days are 'okay' , but it is the long, drawn out evenings....alone without them that hurts the most. She doesn't think she has a future. What can she enjoy or look forward to? (she is estranged from her other family members...another sad story)
Life is sure full of sadness, isn't it....sarah Lynda
Life can surely be sad. Sometimes I feel that without my family, I have nothing. I've been thinking lately about volunteering in an old folks home, just companionship, someone for them to talk to. It breaks my heart thinking of those people who have nothing to look forward to every day. I want to bring sunshine into someone's life. Hugs to everyone