Thanking all of you

 I lost my wife to breast cancer on 22/12/20 my was 39 and left me with two boys 8 2 years old I have wrote about that on here!  The funeral was today  and it was as perfect as they can be! I want to say a massive thank you to this web page and most of all to the people! You guys are great  you really are  I think I have made real friends even if we have never met!!! So many stories just like mine are being shared  and love and support just get better and better. 5 people on here are very close to my heart  again I've never met them. But they have kept we going kept me alive in many ways. Still have a long road ahead but thank you  

  • Hello I'm not doing that well  I've not been eating  felt like crap yesterday  there is nothing left inside me   My body is still trying to do all the normal stuff like going to the toilet  but there is nothing left inside me ( not good)  sorry you're having a bad day yesterday we will be okay 

  • Ah bless you, that's so hard when you can't face eating. I was like that when Phil was ill but strangely eating better now. Think it was the anxiety of what might happen that used to get to me. Lost about 3 stone since the first lockdown. I needed to though so it's OK. It's hard though to make yourself eat when you really don't feel like it. Hope you manage to have a little bit of something today. I used to manage rice crispies or plain toast when I was at my worst food wise. 

    Just had to ring Phil's work to look into his pension etc. Felt awful. Like mercenary if you know what I mean? Ended up crying to the poor woman on the phone. 

  •  Poor you trying to sort it all out I feel your pain talking about pensions is never easy after losing a loved one ! My mum is helping today is I can hardly move  hurt my back to!  Then feel really guilty as my wife was in constant pain still managed to look after the kids .I miss her so much 

  • Ouch, sounds sore. I've woken up with a sore neck today as well. Got the votarol on like an old nanna. 

    Doing home school stuff with Hannah. It's like pulling teeth. Phil was much more patient with her. I'm patient with the kids I teach but find it far harder with my own two. Know that sounds daft! 

    Hope you feel better soon. I'd recommend the voltarol if you can get some. Definitely helps. 

  • I'm ok back getting better I felt so selfish earlier as I was in loads of pain but my wife was probably in Even more pain ? A few days ago o was ok  ish felt martyne was ever were  I few days on now I feel like I can't feel her?  Being sick didn't help she is the best person you could want if you're feeling poorly. How do I/ we get over this  It's doing my head in that no one understands only people on this page and to understand what a loss means 

  • So hard, isn't it? Phil used to be lush when I was poorly. Always there with a hug, a hot water bottle and a cuppa. Miss him so much. 

    Know what you mean about sometimes feeling like they're there and sometimes not. I'm the same. Some days I'm convinced he's with me then other days I just feel empty again. 

    We'll get through though, for the kids. 

  •  Kid your right I guess  they are in pain to but I can't  really help  that much  I guess just talking to them!  I hate my new life absolutely hate it  Today I was talking to people who work at the cemetery about how much it cost for a plot it's basically two grand with the stone which is fine because I've got the money but I know deep down martyne would probably want me to spend the money on the boys are keeping the house going but at the same time she actually asked me to go up there and have a headstone so we can visit so I guess that's what I'm going to do 40 years old I'm doing this All my mates and they're probably just cuddling up with their wives husbands this is horrible 

  • It really is. I see people's posts on Facebook and stuff with their partners and I just feel so jealous. Then I feel awful for feeling like that. Never felt anything like it and it's just awful. Like you say, so few people can really understand too. 

  • I'm in my bed crying  I hate being in bed alone  but I don't want any woman here with me just want her  my wife. Its silly as I've never met you but you understand everything   And  know what to  say as you feel the same 

  • It really helps that you understand. It's so hard listening to people who have no clue what it's like telling us we'll be ok and that time heals and all the other cliches. So glad I found this page and that we can talk and support each other.