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Losing my wife at 32

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I lost my beautiful wife in Dec 2017 only 3 months after she fell ill with metastatic melanoma. She was only 32 and we had just celebrated our 1st anniversary. My wife went from fit, healthy and beautiful in Sept 2017 to not being able to walk by Christmas - I cannot understand the cruelty my wife faced. I know I have been trying to ignore my grief, but the pain and sadness is all consuming and I’m struggling now to cope with everything; my job, my friends and there lives, my family, my wife’s family - I am drowning in a world where everyone seems to be normal and my life isn’t anymore. I don’t want this life. 

My wife was amazing and we had such a happy life and future to look forward too - we’ve been robbed of that and now I’m just so sad. I don’t know how I’m supposed to cope now without her by my side. 

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    My partner of 25 yeas is my best friend and my soul mate.He was my partner in work as well as life.We really had no need for any for friends as such ,He was diagnosed with terminal cancer a year ago and now after various treatment last week they said they could do no more.

    He is in a lot of pain and I can understand how you feel .He is 66 and was diagnosed 3 months after we nursed my mum .,for Over a year she died about 3 months before he was diagnosed.

    Life is very cruel and not sure where  and how we carry on but I suppose we just do .

    All I can say is one day it will be easier although you will never forget.

    I still have this to get through ,

    Reading this sounds like the is not here now but the peri I know is not .

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    My partner of 25 yeas is my best friend and my soul mate.He was my partner in work as well as life.We really had no need for any for friends as such ,He was diagnosed with terminal cancer a year ago and now after various treatment last week they said they could do no more.

    He is in a lot of pain and I can understand how you feel .He is 66 and was diagnosed 3 months after we nursed my mum .,for Over a year she died about 3 months before he was diagnosed.

    Life is very cruel and not sure where  and how we carry on but I suppose we just do .

    All I can say is one day it will be easier although you will never forget.

    I still have this to get through ,

    Reading this sounds like the is not here now but the peri I know is not .

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