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In the last year I’ve been fighting shingles mostly the nerve pain. This experience is making me realize in no uncertain terms, that I’m Alone!, Which I am now kinda ready to live My life on my terms. I had to put down my twelve year old lab two week...
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I too am a two year old widow. It doesn’t get better however the emotional don’t last all day.
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Yes on our 13th wedding anniversary we got married in the Catholic Church. My husband was an atheist so we had a civil marriage. I wanted to become a Eucharistic minister and the requirement was you need to be married in the church. After the cere...
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April, 2020 will be two years for me as a widow. I'm sad to hear that at the three year mark is no better. Yikes! This sadness and emotional outbursts are a bit much for me. I've been dealing with Shingles (get vaccine) and nerve pain awful. Wor...
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In the last year I’ve been fighting shingles mostly the nerve pain. This experience is making me realize in no uncertain terms, that I’m Alone!, Which I am now kinda ready to live My life on my terms. I had to put down my twelve year old lab two week...
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I too love talking about my spouse. That way they are still in our lives
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I too am a two year old widow. It doesn’t get better however the emotional don’t last all day.
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Yes on our 13th wedding anniversary we got married in the Catholic Church. My husband was an atheist so we had a civil marriage. I wanted to become a Eucharistic minister and the requirement was you need to be married in the church. After the cere...
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April, 2020 will be two years for me as a widow. I'm sad to hear that at the three year mark is no better. Yikes! This sadness and emotional outbursts are a bit much for me. I've been dealing with Shingles (get vaccine) and nerve pain awful. Wor...
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In the last year I’ve been fighting shingles mostly the nerve pain. This experience is making me realize in no uncertain terms, that I’m Alone!, Which I am now kinda ready to live My life on my terms. I had to put down my twelve year old lab two week...
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I too love talking about my spouse. That way they are still in our lives
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I too am a two year old widow. It doesn’t get better however the emotional don’t last all day.
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Yes on our 13th wedding anniversary we got married in the Catholic Church. My husband was an atheist so we had a civil marriage. I wanted to become a Eucharistic minister and the requirement was you need to be married in the church. After the cere...
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April, 2020 will be two years for me as a widow. I'm sad to hear that at the three year mark is no better. Yikes! This sadness and emotional outbursts are a bit much for me. I've been dealing with Shingles (get vaccine) and nerve pain awful. Wor...
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