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I am not one to openly grieve. Her death was expected. It had been planned on and been fully discussed. She was in no pain and not sick for which I am most grateful. She went quietly and peacefully while asleep at home.
She had lung cancer and had been undergoing chemo for the last 5 years. As I said, never any pain nor illness but eventually chemo takes a toll. It was decided this past September that chemo was wearing her down and we decided to forego any more treatment. Three days ago she took a turn for the worse.
She opted to donate her remains to the local School Of Medicine. They removed her body that afternoon after her family met at our house and said goodbye.
I am not sure where this conversation is going and I am not sure it will help anything, but there it is.
My condolences to you and your family. I'm sure this has been a long hard road for you as well, and that now you need to take care of yourself. Taking care of a dying loved one takes its toll, believe me.
I am so sorry for your loss. I am sure you have a lot of mixed emotions right now. Just remember that emotions aren't good or bad - what we DO with them can be good or bad, but it's not wrong to feel even unexpected emotions. Just allow yourself to feel them, think about them, sort through them.
I am not one to openly grieve. Her death was expected. It had been planned on and been fully discussed. She was in no pain and not sick for which I am most grateful. She went quietly and peacefully while asleep at home.
She had lung cancer and had been undergoing chemo for the last 5 years. As I said, never any pain nor illness but eventually chemo takes a toll. It was decided this past September that chemo was wearing her down and we decided to forego any more treatment. Three days ago she took a turn for the worse.
She opted to donate her remains to the local School Of Medicine. They removed her body that afternoon after her family met at our house and said goodbye.
I am not sure where this conversation is going and I am not sure it will help anything, but there it is.
Our sympathies to you and yours during this time of loss and sorrow and your Wife did a great service for the local School of Medicine.
Don't forget to take care of yourself during the coming months.
I am very sorry to hear that. It's terribly hard to lose a loved one. When we experience tremendous loss, we need to talk about it, as it's a part of the healing process. I'm glad that you shared with us. I wish you the best.
You have lived 5 years with cancer..with a fight you didn't want to lose your wife-that is a LONG time. It's a no wonder you aren't sure what to do. You probably feel like you've been on a roller coaster and the door opened and you got off..still feeling the ride...this is going to take some time to breathe in.
You need to just sit and calmly take it all in. You and your wife gave one hell of a fight..a long battle and now there's just you. I hope you have friends and family..you are about to start this new beginning..a life without your wife but her memory in your heart. I recently lost someone and I still think he will be around the corner when I walk in.
Good cheers to you
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