Lost my wife to Brest cancer 5 days ago age39

Never done anything like this  before but been told talking can help. I lost my wife 5 days ago  wife was only 39 she left behind two young boys ages 9 and 2  she had Brest cancer  and after a long battle she lost the fight. Now it's just   me I some how have to be a mum  and dad and keeping strong for the kids  with all the mummy in hevan  and will always be with us but all I want  to do is to kiss her lips and cuddle once more.     29/12/20 day 8  of this nightmare children seem to be dealing with all this ok ish! 2 year old asked for mummy ever time the phone rings had to bath him without mummy for the first time  that was very hard but I think harder for me than him 9 year old very quiet always playing mine craft  but does stop and talk  about mummy when feeling sad with is hard but lovely at the same time. Going forward I'm thinking of doing a memory jar  so we can Remember things  about  mummy not sure what else I can do? 9/2/21 sorted all the funeral stuff out music photos etc not a job anymore want to do  it's all just a daze! Sometimes at night I here her talking to me  so I sleep well and morning comes and I'm hit by that train again  just going round and round 

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  • Hi Chris,

    I am so sorry for the loss of your wife, I cant begin to imagine how you must feel.

    It must be so hard for you having to be strong for your children.

    My heart is with you.

    I lost a very dear friend to breast cancer 5 years ago, she was 37years old and left behind her husband and son who was around 4 years old. 

    In reflection of my friendship, which I know is very different to the situation of you and your wife and family it took a long time to come to terms with what had happened but I found it helped to not look too far into the future. Take each day and focus on the here and now.

    I lost my sister to cancer on the 27th December 2020, the heartache is immense and to think that she is no longer by my side breaks my heart. 

    I do find that putting certain things in place helps immensely, such as like you, a memory jar. I have located books from Amazon called About My Sister, theyre like a journal and you can collate information about the people you've lost, I am completing it for my neice and nephew, lots of funny things and stories from our childhood. I'm sure there's one called my mum which may be beneficial to your children as they grow. 

    I also find photos help but some people may find it too painful to look at photos so soon after losing a loved one. 

    Please take care of yourself and your family. Sending heartfelt condolences to you. xxxx

     

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  • Hi Chris,

    I am so sorry for the loss of your wife, I cant begin to imagine how you must feel.

    It must be so hard for you having to be strong for your children.

    My heart is with you.

    I lost a very dear friend to breast cancer 5 years ago, she was 37years old and left behind her husband and son who was around 4 years old. 

    In reflection of my friendship, which I know is very different to the situation of you and your wife and family it took a long time to come to terms with what had happened but I found it helped to not look too far into the future. Take each day and focus on the here and now.

    I lost my sister to cancer on the 27th December 2020, the heartache is immense and to think that she is no longer by my side breaks my heart. 

    I do find that putting certain things in place helps immensely, such as like you, a memory jar. I have located books from Amazon called About My Sister, theyre like a journal and you can collate information about the people you've lost, I am completing it for my neice and nephew, lots of funny things and stories from our childhood. I'm sure there's one called my mum which may be beneficial to your children as they grow. 

    I also find photos help but some people may find it too painful to look at photos so soon after losing a loved one. 

    Please take care of yourself and your family. Sending heartfelt condolences to you. xxxx

     

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