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Posts tagged with grief
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The Wonder of You - You Make Me Feel Brand New
The lyrics to these Elvis and Stylistics songs neatly sum up my life with Marcia. If you are not familiar with the words please search for and listen to the tracks. You Make Me Feel Brand New was playing when the two pictures below were taken at our wedding -…
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Inspirational
This is a word that’s been used to describe me during the last year. And I know why. I’ve coped with my loss and continued to live a life. This moniker is two sided though. I’ve struggled and put a brave face on because of it. I’ve felt pressure to…
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Coping strategies
As I approach the first anniversay of my solo life I’ve begun to think about the future. Until now it’s been living day to day. Just get through it until I can go back to bed. How did I get here?How I have coped? How am I going to continue…
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holidays are tiring
Lately I’ve been taking regular holidays, and it’s caused fatigue. They involved exercise, but I don’t think that’s at the heart of my weariness. It’s the preparing for them, especially the night before and the aftermath: packing and unpacking I know I’m lucky to have the opportunities; tempered because this…
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A broken record
It’s a worry I’ve had for some time, and I can’t shake it. Will the people I depend on get fed up hearing about my feelings and thoughts? Of course not; I’m very lucky. The support network I have always was and continues to be there for me. I think…