Linda E

Marg M People who tell me that will one day have to deal with the loss of their spouse and I'm sure their tune will change. Me and my Husband Julian

This is on my refrigerator door.

Dear NG, We were together 37 wonderful years. May 5 he will be gone 5 years, life is not one bit better since he died.

To my Darling Husband

I live by these words only.

Dear MG, Thanks for your post, I have been on meds and see a therapist every two weeks. There is no magic pill for grief, the meds just keep me functioning everyday. I am in the 1% prolonged grieving group and will live with it until I die. I just exist day to day and I have accepted that I will not get any better since the day the died My Husband died because I died with him. I will never again have the happiness I had with him.

5 years and another Easter without you, My Julian,

Tom, Thanks for the welcome, I have had a therapist who was honest with me and said for some people the mourning lasts until the end of your own life when couples are true soulmates.

Hi Kayc, You MIL was a very strong woman, I am sorry for your loss. Thanks for your concern, but I really died the day my Husband did. I had memorial bricks put in at the St. Augustine Lighthouse which was our favorite place. We visited many Lighthouses along both coast where we retired.

Hi KayC, I also do live optimally, I run, take of my dog, eating, the only exception is the doctor's because if I do get cancer or any other disease I will not treat it to keep on living, I have had enough of this crazy world anyway. I'm 70.

Hi Kay, I haven't and will not go to any doctors since my Husband died five years ago, I am already dead inside.

KayC, Thanks for sharing with me, I just love this website because there are very few married couples that had what we all had. The dogs are beautiful.

KarenK, Thanks for your input. I can't even imagine losing a Husband and Daughter, I hate Cancer and call it the devils work. I know in my heart I will never be a happy again, when Julian took took his last breath, I knew my life was over and I do not want to resume my life without him. Thank God for our beloved pets who care for us.

I run in memory of my Husband Julian. He is not at the finish line only in my mine

Thanks Gwenivere, From the day he died, life has no meaning to me, I do have a sweet dog named Babie J who is the love of my life, I rescued here at 9 years old and she is now 13, but has a lot of medical problems but my vet is awesome and she is still living a good quality of life, she goes everywhere with me. I got her a year after Julian died.

Hi Marty, Thanks for the welcome, I do have complicated grief, see a therapist . My Husband Julian and I were married for 37 years, he was my rock and my soulmate. We did everything together. He had colon cancer and with the help of Mayo Clinic in Florida, he survived 6 years because of his wonderful doctor, Elizabeth Johnson. He had a pretty good quality of life under her care. He died on 5/5/2013 in our home as we had decided that he die at home, under the care of Hospice, they were wonderful. I just exist each day without him waiting for the good Lord to take me so we can be together again. I attached some of my favorite photos

Is there any one on this site who has prolonged grief disorder?