My beautiful wife - when will things start to get better?

It's been 6 weeks now since my wife passed away aged 54 of stage4 bowel cancer that spread aggressively was only 7 weeks from diagnosis to death 

I'm starting to find it hard as each day passes keep thinking about her and looking for her can anyone tell me when will this get any easier as at this moment in time I feel I died with her I keep breaking down over small things that reminds me of her we only had 20 years together and planed for many more now our youngest is 16 but all that's been stolen from us by cancer I do all the things she would do each day keeping myself busy with cleaning etc but when I stop my mind just goes straight to thoughts of my wife I reach out in vain and find my self whispering her name 

I truly don't know how I got through these past 6 weeks 

  • Hi Mal1970

    this is such early days for you , it never becomes easier as such you just change and learn to get on with life and perhaps appreciate it a bit more .  You have to see it as day by day and not think ahead .  I lost my husband to lung cancer September 2019 he was fit and healthy and came to a great shock to us he only had 3 months from being diagnosed and was 54yrs old too .  We had been together 26 happy years with two amazing children 16 and 19 at the time .  It has been a year since he has passed and cannot believe where the time has gone but unfortunately it only feels like a short time since he has passed or not real at all.  We got a puppy back in October and she has been the best thing ever so much comfort and joy .  Please take it step by step this as I know is such an in fair thing for us to go through but tell yourself what would they have wanted you to do and that is look after yourself be kind to yourself . X