My best friend and soulmate

I lost my husband Dave 2nd February 2021, after 14 months of battling stage 4 bowel cancer! Initial we were told it was curable, and then in July we were told treatments were not working and we had 2-3 years! 7 months later he's gone! He fought such a hard battle and I am so proud of him for that, and even though we knew what would happen, I just thought I had more time with him. I am struggling to get out of bed most days. I do get dressed and go out when I have to, but if I have nowhere to go I stay in bed, I know he wouldn't want me to do that but I can't help him I want the world to stop! We have grown up children and a 1 year old grandson, but I can't bring myself round for them. Dave and I had an amazing marriage we were so close, we did argue but never anything major, and he was my go to for advise and to tell me if I was wrong about something. I just want to be with him but I know the kids need me! I just can't see how I am going to be able to carry on like normal without him. I need him so much. The funeral is the end of feb so it has been 3 weeks wait so I go to see him at the funeral parlour as I can't bear the thought of him being on his own there. I trimmed his beard for him as he was proud of it and the fact that he did t lose it made him so happy. How can I go on without him?

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  • Hi Love,

     

    I am so sorry for what you are going through. I hope you know that what you and your husband had was a profound love that transcends what you know as life. He is always with you, around you with your kids. See the beauty in small things around you, the birds singing, your kids holding your hand, their smile...Because Dave still lives in those acts. 

     

    Anything I can help you with pop me a message.

     

    Meg

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  • Hi Love,

     

    I am so sorry for what you are going through. I hope you know that what you and your husband had was a profound love that transcends what you know as life. He is always with you, around you with your kids. See the beauty in small things around you, the birds singing, your kids holding your hand, their smile...Because Dave still lives in those acts. 

     

    Anything I can help you with pop me a message.

     

    Meg

Children
  • How can you feel that positive, we did have a profound love and were a team and now here I am after 14 month journey of Doctors and treatment, and looking after him or fighting his corner, the last 3 weeks I looked after him at home I did not leave his side I didn't want to. And now " I'm like now what ? " I miss him so much.  I have my own hair and beauty salon and can't see how I can walk back in and start work like normal? I need help and guidance somehow 

  • Do you love your beauty salon? then DO IT, fulfill your time with things you love. But also, don't forget that it is also okay not to be okay, don't feel that you have to act like you have it all together, it is okay to be sad, to be depressed, to feel like you cannot go on, it's okay to feel like that.