Losing Your Other Half

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  • Опубликовано: 24 ноя 2024

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  • @madmoe4
    @madmoe4 8 месяцев назад +123

    My wife passed away in January 8 2024. This describes how I feel! Thank you so much! My wife was my best friend and lover for 36 years. The grief hurts so much I can’t see past it. I find myself feeling jealous of other couples I see. Half of me is gone, the better half.

    • @kathybouschor3450
      @kathybouschor3450 8 месяцев назад +16

      I can well relate. I lost my husband of 54 years on January 5, 2024. It is a lonely road so far.

    • @madmoe4
      @madmoe4 8 месяцев назад +9

      @@kathybouschor3450 I am so sorry! I know your loss is different from mine, but I do know you are feeling pain like no one else knows and I’m sorry you are going through this. I have found some comfort by spending more time reading God’s word in the Bible, especially the Psalms.

    • @lesleywalters7343
      @lesleywalters7343 6 месяцев назад +12

      I know your feelings all too well. It will be three years this August, and the loneliness can be too much, even when you are around others. It is hard.

    • @erinzgirl66
      @erinzgirl66 6 месяцев назад +5

      I lost my love on January 12 , 2024, I still cannot feel it’s real. Other things pile on top. It still real.

    • @rosefenton3005
      @rosefenton3005 5 месяцев назад +2

      So very sorry. I know just how you must feel.

  • @michelerivera3055
    @michelerivera3055 8 месяцев назад +58

    My sweetheart since I was 18 and after 43 years of marriage, my husband passed. Only 67 years old. We had so many plans. The heartbreak is so great and overwhelming. Thank you for saying everything I have been feeling. It is validating.

    • @lifelosshope
      @lifelosshope  4 месяца назад +2

      Very sorry for your tragic loss. Sending love and comfort x 🥰

    • @kc8644
      @kc8644 Месяц назад +1

      I too lost my husband of 45 years two weeks ago very suddenly, he also was 67, weeks had so many plans.
      I’m speaking up because I’m wondering if you’re still hanging in there? I know it’s not better but does it change a little? My deepest sympathy for your loss sincerely

    • @michelerivera3055
      @michelerivera3055 Месяц назад

      @@kc8644 Thank you so much for your concern for a stranger. Only those who have been through this type of loss understand. I am coping and can’t believe I’ve lived 10 months without him. But I have to accept he is my past. I am still alive so I have to move forward. Hope you are coping by keeping busy and think to the future. Focusing on the past and your life with him is torture, at least for me. I am sure he would want you to be happy. Thanks again!

    • @jessenewberger1791
      @jessenewberger1791 Месяц назад

      ​@@kc8644I am sorry for your loss. I have been with my husband for 44 years when he passed 6 months ago. He was 68. My heart was shattered and I miss him more every day. We had so much planned together, but it was never meant to be. The first three months were extremely hard as we did everything together. I cried ugly tears every day and end up with a nasty headache. My grief made it so hard for me. I was either sleeping too much or not enough. I lost my appetite and had to force myself to eat. I've lost all motivation and energy. Simple tasks are harder now then they ever been. The last 3 months, I've gone through horrible crying spells out of nowhere. Some days I just feel numb and lost. The tears still come every single day when I least expect it (when I wake up, watching a TV show, listening to any song, brings back all the memories,, but people tell me that it's different for everyone. These last 6 months have felt like a roller coaster with all the stages of grief. Sending heartfelt sympathy as you go through this journey. Take all the time you need to grieve. Many blessings to you. 😪💔

    • @deliabotha7187
      @deliabotha7187 8 часов назад

      @@michelerivera3055 hi. How are you doing? I also lost my husband almost 5 years ago. Married for 34 years. Devaststing!

  • @MAvila744
    @MAvila744 Год назад +127

    Aside from the grief we all feel, I am shocked by the dismissive attitude of so many. Good people who you thought would understand and reach out to you don’t . They don’t get it! Surely we must be feeling better they think. This is especially painful during the holidays since I do not have family nearby. My heart goes out to all of you.

    • @lifelosshope
      @lifelosshope  Год назад +14

      Society is largely grief illiterate and so doesn’t understand.. My passion is to spread grief education with training days that I organise. I am sorry for your loss and how it can be so isolating when you’re already in the pain of grief… thank you for sharing your thoughts in this online community that understands and hears your grieving heart x sending love

    • @clarencehogrefe1220
      @clarencehogrefe1220 11 месяцев назад +3

      Thank you and same for you as well.

    • @dinamiller9744
      @dinamiller9744 11 месяцев назад +18

      My heart goes out to you mavila 744 my boyfriend of 14 years passed away suddenly in in his sleep. This was about 2 months ago and I never got 1 card from so called friends, with there condolences. 😢 Nobody checks on me to see how I am doing,or gives me any support. I have stage 4 cancer myself. I feel for you love

    • @MAvila744
      @MAvila744 11 месяцев назад +7

      @@dinamiller9744 I am so sorry.!

    • @lifelosshope
      @lifelosshope  11 месяцев назад +8

      How absolutely heartbreaking for you to lose your partner after such a long time together.. and now to be facing cancer on your own 💔
      Sending you hugs and love 💕 x

  • @johnmaxim8375
    @johnmaxim8375 2 года назад +79

    There are no words that can adequately describe the loss of my Jean. She was my world and my grief will last forever

    • @lifelosshope
      @lifelosshope  2 года назад +3

      So sorry John .. I know Jean was so loved by you ❤️

    • @johnmaxim8375
      @johnmaxim8375 2 года назад +11

      Thank you for your kind words.
      When someone you love dies there is no such thing as moving on

    • @adriennevanstaden9460
      @adriennevanstaden9460 Год назад +3

      3 years now...trust you are doing better.....

    • @BUBBLESPOGO
      @BUBBLESPOGO 11 месяцев назад +5

      ​@johnmaxim8375 imI.so sorry for the loss of your dear loved one
      I feel the same way. It's been 10 months since my precious Andrew died suddenly on me. I'll never get over his loss. I dint believe ill ever be happy again.. I'm devastated over his loss. It's so hard to go on.

  • @GildaLewarne
    @GildaLewarne Год назад +80

    The loss of my husband has been life shattering..everything you said is exactly how I feel.. 😭😭😭😭😭

    • @lifelosshope
      @lifelosshope  Год назад +2

      So sorry to hear you’re grieving the loss of your precious husband. Sending love 💕

    • @slajmartin
      @slajmartin 11 месяцев назад +8

      No one can truly understand the devastation of a loss of a spouse until it happens to them, I loss my wife of nearly 34 years on Oct 29th 2023 to cancer, a little over a month ago, you walk around with a numbness and empty feeling longing for a hug or a kiss that you aren't going to get anymore from your soulmate. I pray for all my fellow widowers and widows that God would ease our pain and help heal our broken hearts!

    • @lifelosshope
      @lifelosshope  11 месяцев назад +3

      Thanks so much for your kind words of support and comfort for others.. it’s tragic to lose your wife after such a long marriage and sadly you understand how tough and lonely it is. Sending prayers and love 💕 God is close to the broken hearted 🙏 x

    • @lifelosshope
      @lifelosshope  11 месяцев назад +2

      Thank you so much for your kind words for others who have lost their other half. These feelings of intensity can only be understood sadly by someone who has experienced the enormity of this grief. Sends prayers and love to you as you navigate Christmas & New year 🙏❤️ X

  • @fairynuff167
    @fairynuff167 2 года назад +47

    Hoping this empty loneliness passes. Miss my husband so much.

    • @lifelosshope
      @lifelosshope  2 года назад +3

      Hi Gillian.. heartbreaking to hear about your husband and the loneliness.. sharing the journey with you ❤️🙏

    • @starstuff5958
      @starstuff5958 Год назад +3

      me too......sharing the journey...yes the world sees us different even friends we have had life history with, especially children. I can't look at photos, it's too painful

    • @fairynuff167
      @fairynuff167 Год назад

      @@starstuff5958 It gets easier as time goes by. 🙏🙏

    • @lifelosshope
      @lifelosshope  11 месяцев назад +1

      Loss changes everything and our relationships .. it’s all those secondary losses that we are not expecting that make it so tough.
      Sending big love to you x 💕

    • @carmelaelliott227
      @carmelaelliott227 4 месяца назад +2

      It will come to pass! It will take time to process and live it, walk it... bravery is needed. I've been a widow for five years now... last month as I was praying and reading my bible the LORD gave me the necessary closure. Blessings 🙏...

  • @caroldofflemyer1803
    @caroldofflemyer1803 11 месяцев назад +63

    Grief is so excruciating to live with and so lonely.
    It's true, you are loved and cherished and the next day all of that love is gone, vanished.
    I pray for all who are grieving. I pray for love, comfort and rest.

    • @lifelosshope
      @lifelosshope  11 месяцев назад +2

      It really is so tough and painful.. sending prayers and love 💕 x

  • @virginiasummer2619
    @virginiasummer2619 8 месяцев назад +19

    The world is made for couples. It’s so frustrating to mark the single box- after 35 years together, I’m NOT single, I’m widowed. Not the same thing. I had no choice in the matter. I miss having coffee with him in the morning, him sleeping next to me, having supper every night together, even having arguments. I’ve learned to enjoy some aspects of aloneness because I must. But I also keep a cold beer in the fridge for him. Good video.

    • @southernborn1358
      @southernborn1358 8 месяцев назад +1

      I’m the same way as you-after 35 years together/33 married. I became a widow at 56, now I’m 58. I have some happy times, but I’m not the same person I was. I’m still physically in pain 2 years away. I have some of my family with me, and I’m so grateful. But I’m tired. I’m hurting.

    • @lifelosshope
      @lifelosshope  7 месяцев назад +5

      You’re so right.. grief is exhausting and painful.. so sorry to hear that you’re understandably missing your husband so badly.. it changes everything. Be gentle on yourself and sending love and comfort to you x 🥰

    • @stevebrown7673
      @stevebrown7673 2 месяца назад +1

      You got me when you said you keep. A cold beer in the frigd for him.

    • @joanpereira3722
      @joanpereira3722 10 часов назад

      In 3:21 3:21 ​@@southernborn1358

  • @eighteenwheelturner3862
    @eighteenwheelturner3862 13 дней назад +1

    My wife died 30 days ago, we met in 1975 she was 15 and I was 13 years old, she was my everything, I can't express how much your words help today. Bless you!

  • @jillmontgomery4856
    @jillmontgomery4856 11 месяцев назад +34

    Thank you for this. My husband has been dead for 5 years and everything has changed for me . i see no future. It is good to know I am not crazy, bad, weak or alone.

    • @lifelosshope
      @lifelosshope  11 месяцев назад

      I can hear the depth of your pain and loneliness without your husband over these last 5 years… you’re not crazy or alone in your emotions.. you are grieving deeply as you loved deeply x sending love 💕

    • @chrisjohnson9341atgmaildotcom
      @chrisjohnson9341atgmaildotcom 2 месяца назад

      I'm very sorry about your husband, trust me I completely understand how you feel, I felt the same way when my wife past away June 4th 2018 grief is hard to deal with but we learn to live with it, where are you from..?

    • @Ducq33
      @Ducq33 Месяц назад

      I feel the same way, my wife died September 3, 2024 she was only 33

    • @deliabotha7187
      @deliabotha7187 8 часов назад

      @@jillmontgomery4856 hi Jill. My husband died almost 5 years ago. I sometimes wonder if I am crazy, by not being able to move on.
      Yes, I live my life, but I mourn so many things. Our future our plans, our children who miss their Dad, our grandchildren growing up, not knowing him....

  • @starstuff5958
    @starstuff5958 Год назад +26

    we all must walk through our own grief and it's the most painful emotions in life. It's 5 months this day my husband unexpectedly passed, short of our 59th anniversary. We married young, knew each other as children. Losing him is he most difficult chapter of my life and prayerfully I will learn what is needed from this. My heart to all of you out there who are missing their loved ones. Namaste

    • @lifelosshope
      @lifelosshope  Год назад +1

      59 years is such a lifetime together.. so sorry for your loss and you are right that we all walk out our own grief but we can draw support from sharing this journey ❤️

    • @rogerfransen1528
      @rogerfransen1528 Год назад

      ​@@lifelosshopewhy SW

  • @zander7283
    @zander7283 2 месяца назад +7

    I lost my girlfriend of 5 years today. I feel robbed of life and our future family we didn’t get to have. I don’t know how to even deal with this process. Nothing feels the same just empty and I’m afraid of sleeping because I know when I wake up she won’t be here. I just hope she visits me in my sleep

  • @bookie4565
    @bookie4565 Год назад +25

    There are no words the gut feeling of coming to terms that you will never see the love of your life again in this world is heartbreaking 💔 RIP to the love of my life of 10 years Victoria Ann Nelson ❣️

    • @lifelosshope
      @lifelosshope  Год назад +4

      It is truly heartbreaking.. am so sorry to hear about the loss of your precious Victoria ❤️

    • @bookie4565
      @bookie4565 Год назад

      @@lifelosshope Thank you!!

  • @maryannmartinez9425
    @maryannmartinez9425 9 месяцев назад +13

    I cry so much all the time

    • @lifelosshope
      @lifelosshope  8 месяцев назад +2

      Hi Mary .. crying is a relief and natures way of expressing the pain you’re feeling.. tears are liquid prayers .. so sorry you’re going through this. Sending love 🥰 x

  • @normawright292
    @normawright292 6 месяцев назад +31

    I lost my husband 21 years ago - we were just 47. We were high school sweethearts and together for 30 years. My heart isn't broken anymore but I do miss him everyday. I miss my friend and miss all the moments we had but am grateful for each and every one. But I'm okay - I've learned to be content, to be happy with myself. Love and light to all of us.

    • @chrisjohnson9341atgmaildotcom
      @chrisjohnson9341atgmaildotcom 2 месяца назад

      I'm very sorry about your husband, trust me I completely understand how you feel, I felt the same way when my wife past away June 4th 2018 grief is hard to deal with but we learn to live with it, where are you from..?..

    • @Ducq33
      @Ducq33 Месяц назад

      I understand the feeling I lost my wife last month and she was only 33

  • @adriennevanstaden9460
    @adriennevanstaden9460 Год назад +28

    Thank you I really learned much from you. After 44 yrs of marriage. The most difficult process I have had to face......but God and His Holy Spirit has really got me through 3 yrs till now....learned such a lot about myself and others and just knowing that God and I are in this together enables me to face every new day with hope and peace and thankfulness..It is still not easy but....trust and hope and faith are powerful and I know I can because He can....I pray for all folk going through loss....you will be ok....❤

    • @lifelosshope
      @lifelosshope  Год назад +2

      Thank you Adrienne for taking time to comment and for your prayers 🙏 Jesus is close to the broken hearted and we can be comforted by His love ❤️

    • @auroracampbell3653
      @auroracampbell3653 2 месяца назад +1

      I too was married for 44 years. Thank you for the godly thought you shared. It's been a year now but still loneliness encompass me. Gid bless us all

  • @ginaromero5879
    @ginaromero5879 2 месяца назад +10

    My husband passed away 8 days ago. I'm still in shock, he went to the hospital to have surgery and died within 24 hrs. After the surgery, I was expecting him to come home to feel better, I was going to take care of him. I am so sad, so Lost now. Today I am so sad
    Please if you could pray for me as I trust in God to go thru this, my husband was my Love, I've known him since grade School, my heart is so Broken, today I feel so Tired. Plez pray for me.😭

    • @Ducq33
      @Ducq33 Месяц назад

      I lost my wife of 7 years and my partner of 18 years last month. She was only 33. I feel your pain, I’ll pray for you

    • @lifelosshope
      @lifelosshope  Месяц назад +1

      Dear Gina .. am upholding your wishes for prayers 🙏 your tragic sudden loss is monumental. Be gentle with your broken heart and know the presence of Jesus Christ with you x

    • @ShahanaFernando
      @ShahanaFernando Месяц назад

      I pray for you and your family

  • @carolanne3166
    @carolanne3166 Месяц назад +3

    My husband of 25 years died suddenly and I found him. He was the most athletic in shape person I know. Ate healthy, constantly moving, no body fat, lifted weights for over 35 years. We were at a point where we were in good financial shape and looking towards a fun future. I was 59, he was 66. My entire life changed one year ago when he passed away. I’m left with so much responsibility with our home and I didn’t even have time to grieve in the beginning. A year later it’s gotten slightly easier but I feel like I have a huge hole inside and I hate being alone. People say the most ridiculous things, he’s right there with you, know he’s watching out for you, have favorite drink and meal to feel connected to him. I withdraw more and more from people or don’t answer them back.

    • @lifelosshope
      @lifelosshope  Месяц назад

      My goodness Carol Ann .. this is so heartbreaking for you. The shock of the loss of him and your future which looked so bright is massive. Sending you love and comfort as you navigate this tough grief x 💕

  • @MM-yi9zn
    @MM-yi9zn Год назад +21

    No one says these grief feelings better than this lady. Are numerous videos on this but every word she utters is ABSOLUTE TRUTH. Nobody knows except unless you go through it. Truth is you’re left alone. Mornings are worst. Can’t thank you enough.

    • @Abe-t5r
      @Abe-t5r Год назад

      that's what i thought too

    • @starstuff5958
      @starstuff5958 Год назад

      mornings are awful but so are afternoons and night and the middle of the night and then it's morning tears again.......will this grief never end

    • @lifelosshope
      @lifelosshope  Год назад

      Thank you so much for taking time to comment.. this video was raw and vulnerable for me too. Sorry for your loss and sending love ❤️

    • @lifelosshope
      @lifelosshope  Год назад

      So sorry for your loss ❤️

    • @lifelosshope
      @lifelosshope  Год назад

      Thank you .. just sorry we all know this devastating heartbreak…. sending love 💕 x

  • @jaihanumanjiful
    @jaihanumanjiful 4 месяца назад +6

    I can understand.Two yeas back I lost my husband. Everything changes.

  • @rachelwesterman1223
    @rachelwesterman1223 10 месяцев назад +10

    My partner really did cherish me. He was so supportive and we were extremely close and affectionate. I don't want to live without him but I have to try for our teenage children.
    Everything you said is how I feel. Thank you.

    • @lifelosshope
      @lifelosshope  10 месяцев назад +1

      I hear the depth of your grief at the loss of your husband.. and the intimacy of your love. Often our grown children think that they’re enough to fill that gap.. they help but our other halves are not replaceable. So tough now parenting on your own too .. sending love and comfort as you navigate this awful path x 🥰

  • @vijayanrassiah6043
    @vijayanrassiah6043 6 месяцев назад +21

    I lost my wife 5 months back . Cancer destroyed our marriage of 48 years. I am 74 and I am in agony and deep grief. As you so eloquently said I am half a person.

    • @lessauder5711
      @lessauder5711 5 месяцев назад +1

      I feel your sorrow. I to lost my wife of 40 years to cancer 7 months ago. The grief is so hard to explain to anyone who hasn't experienced it . I'll be praying for you. I can't tell you things get better soon as mine is still with me everyday but is a little easier to handle. Les

    • @peteporcelli2346
      @peteporcelli2346 4 месяца назад +2

      Lost my wife Jan 26. 2024. Cancer sucks. Almost married for 30 years. Everyone please get your colonoscopies

  • @Sandy-d8h
    @Sandy-d8h 2 месяца назад +6

    My husband passed almost 3 years ago at 61 years old. This video says it all. The lonely feeling is so deep. Smiling feels painful at times… listening to all the women at work talking about their plans for the weekend or holiday… their vacations and anniversary plans… so hard. My life is changed forever… but I’m grateful for God’s promise to never leave or forsake me. I will trust His plans for my remaining years alone.

    • @chrisjohnson9341atgmaildotcom
      @chrisjohnson9341atgmaildotcom 2 месяца назад

      I'm very sorry about your husband, trust me I completely understand how you feel, I felt the same way when my wife past away June 4th 2018 grief is hard to deal with but we learn to live with it, where are you from..?

  • @ln3804
    @ln3804 Месяц назад +4

    My beloved husband and best friend - in my heart and my life since my teens- the one person who loved me unconditionally because I am me- died two months ago. I cannot get my head round it at all.
    Time doesn’t ease the pain - each passing day re affirms my loss- and confirms he has gone forever and I will never see him again. I will miss him forever. Not interested in finding anyone else. Just wish I could make that clear to married
    ‘friends’ who don’t like lone women near their husbands and suddenly stop inviting you to things that have been going on for years.
    Unbelievable behaviour.
    Why would I be interested in their husbands - the same men that I have known for decades!! ???
    Pathetic.
    Trying to make new contacts and acquaintances with people who understand. Can’t use the word friend anymore.

  • @theastewart6721
    @theastewart6721 5 месяцев назад +22

    You have truly captured exactly how I am feeling. I lost my husband 3 months ago tomorrow. We were together for over 51 years and married almost 47 years. We grew up together. The last 22 years we were together 24/7 as he had retired early due to a work injury. We went everywhere together. No one really gets it. Listening to you I realize that you know exactly how I feel. Thank you for this lovely video. I feel better just hearing your words. God bless.❤

    • @evelynnotman5070
      @evelynnotman5070 3 месяца назад +1

      I know exactly how you feel. I lost my husband of 55 years 3 months on Tuesday. He fell ill with renal failure at 24yrs, 8:35 15 months after we were married. After nine months of dialysis he was given a transplant which was a miracle and although he had many hospital visits and illnesses over the years we were given these extra years together. It will never be the same without our husbands but I feel he would want me to go on each day and I try hard to. As he wasnt able to work all these years I think that makes it harder as we didn't have a life like normal couples and although I worked part time we were always together like you and your husband. Their presence will always be felt and I pray that we both can feel stronger each day and remember the great love we shared with them.

    • @theastewart6721
      @theastewart6721 3 месяца назад

      @@evelynnotman5070 I totally agree. I’m so sorry for your loss. I keep thinking that I’m going to wake up from this nightmare. It’s so hard.🙏🙏

    • @evelynnotman5070
      @evelynnotman5070 3 месяца назад +1

      @@theastewart6721 Yes it is hard but we can get through it taking each day at a time. Today has been a hard one for me but I have been out cutting grass etc and although I had to do it all last year as well as nursing him it seems so much harder this time. I suppose I feel more tired and I start to cry sometimes out there for no reason. The robin comes down beside me and we used to enjoy all these things together . I had to tell myself I should be thankful I have some energy to do things even though my hands are painful I just keep going. You hold onto all the good memories and wrap his arms round you in your mind. I do that with Martin and feel him near me when I feel lost.
      I hope you and I can eventually feel more peace.
      May the good Lord bless you

    • @theastewart6721
      @theastewart6721 3 месяца назад

      @@evelynnotman5070 Thank you so much. All I seem to do is cry, especially on the weekends. My kids are all too busy so I’m alone so much. I’ve gotten involved in some knitting and crochet groups at the local senior center and library so that helps. And I still work part time but I just feel so empty. I’m going to find a counselor. I have a great group on Sundays that is just for widows and widowers. It’s been great so far and something to look forward to. May the Lord bless you as well.❤️🙏🙏❤️

    • @chrisjohnson9341atgmaildotcom
      @chrisjohnson9341atgmaildotcom 2 месяца назад

      @@theastewart6721 I'm very sorry about your husband, trust me I completely understand how you feel, I felt the same way when my wife past away June 4th 2018 grief is hard to deal with but we learn to live with it, where are you from..?.

  • @GrandmaJulianne
    @GrandmaJulianne 5 месяцев назад +25

    You mirrored exactly the feelings. I’m already over 5 years out from the sudden loss of my husband at 64 when we were 36 years married. I went to a long time girlfriends daughters wedding this past weekend and all those moments of grief and loneliness came back with everybody dancing and having a great time. I had to leave as I didn’t want to bring anybody else down. My girlfriend asked me why I’ve changed and she has known me for all my life even before my husband. You know I thought I was completely over this and able to just go on as the half person I am without my husband. I’m saddened by the depth and time this is taking to process. When my husband died that hemorrhage you feel being cut off at the knees with no anesthesia came rushing back when I saw that I will never have that happy life I had again. Anyway I just wanted to share as I lie in my bed now with my doggy beside me. You my friend have described everything I’ve felt for now over 5 years. You’re an amazing writer able to capture with the written word the emotions behind the mask we all wear every day.

    • @lifelosshope
      @lifelosshope  4 месяца назад +6

      Thank you for your kind words of encouragement.. I really felt for you at a family wedding as my daughter’s wedding nearly finished me off as I put on a brave face all day but sobbed all night. Five years is still early grief after a long marriage.. sending love and comfort x 🥰

    • @GrandmaJulianne
      @GrandmaJulianne 4 месяца назад +3

      @@lifelosshopeThank you so much my friend.

    • @annamaegrout8159
      @annamaegrout8159 2 месяца назад +1

      Loose your spouse after 40 years is just more than some people can handle. The lone feeling gets worse n worse. Doing everything alone horrid.

    • @dmmcmah1
      @dmmcmah1 2 месяца назад

      @@lifelosshope Understanding of you to say five years is still early grief. I had people telling me to go out and start dating the day after the funeral.

    • @lifelosshope
      @lifelosshope  Месяц назад +1

      Honestly am so sorry people are insensitive in grief.. sadly you don’t know until it’s you. Sending love 💕 x

  • @Ducq33
    @Ducq33 Месяц назад +2

    Everything you said (other than the adult children part) absolutely hit the nail on the head about my situation. My wife died September 3,2024 and it’s the hardest thing I ever had to go through in my life. She was only 33 and I’m 34, we never even had a chance to even become grey. I feel so lost and hopeless. She was the only person who got me and now I am alone.

  • @MAvila744
    @MAvila744 Год назад +19

    You articulated everything I was feeling!

    • @lifelosshope
      @lifelosshope  Год назад +1

      So sorry for your loss ❤️

    • @dionyssia100
      @dionyssia100 Год назад +2

      Me too. It is just over 11 weeks for me and I really don't know how to survive this.

    • @lifelosshope
      @lifelosshope  11 месяцев назад +1

      Oh my goodness.. only 11 weeks that’s so raw and you’re still in shock no doubt.. take one moment and then one day at a time.. sending love 💕 x

  • @PaulHuff-qg3qw
    @PaulHuff-qg3qw 4 месяца назад +4

    My beautiful , loving wife Becca of 23 yrs. Passed away 4 yrs ago 2021. Everyone don't understand why I've secluded myself but when I go out I see married couples and everyone's happy and I feel like I'm the only one without a partner. Never be the same again

  • @rosefenton3005
    @rosefenton3005 6 месяцев назад +34

    Life is just shattered when you lose your dear husband or wife.

    • @rosieE121
      @rosieE121 4 месяца назад +2

      Or your twin

  • @xarifacooper1399
    @xarifacooper1399 8 месяцев назад +6

    I am dreading the 28th of March which would have been our 60th wedding anniversary. My husband died lOctober 2023 60 years almost to the day that we first met. The mass of administration kept me busy so that I coped with Christmas but now things have calmed down I feel the lonliness and grief more acutely than ever. It is good to have found this site and know there are others feeling the same.

    • @lifelosshope
      @lifelosshope  7 месяцев назад

      That’s heartbreaking to hear of the loss of your beloved husband.. 60 years is a lifetime together.. your grief is very raw and recent. It hits hard in a new year and on the anniversary’s.. sending love to you x

  • @sandyd2527
    @sandyd2527 4 месяца назад +4

    Lost my hubby of 34 years a month ago. The evenings and nights are the hardest for me. Trying to find my new identity is so hard. I feel so incomplete.

  • @susanabraham8893
    @susanabraham8893 Год назад +14

    Wonderful to share n know others care as to what we go through on this journey without our partners n there are no words that would complete us anymore. It’s just my trust n faith in God that has brought me out this one year when I lost David so suddenly in 24 hrs. He was my rock n my cheerleader. It’s even harder when you were the best of friends through life itself. The 34 yrs just went so fast n it’s the memories I cherish. He’s now my spiritual angel n is with me still n this until we meet yonder on that beautiful shore where all our loved ones rest in peace. May the almighty God strengthen us all who grieve our losses and thk u for sharing it’s been soulful. God bless you ❤️

    • @lifelosshope
      @lifelosshope  Год назад +1

      Thanks for sharing your thoughts and experience of loss .. God is my strength too and the hope of Heaven is my anchor. Sending love & prayers to you x

  • @johnzaina
    @johnzaina 4 месяца назад +6

    Thank you. This video describes everything I feel and am going through. I have lost a parent and a brother prior but that cannot compare to the loss of my beautiful wife of 40 years this past March. July would have been our 41st anniversary. My children grieve their mother but don’t understand why, they believe, I am not trying to move on to heal. They still have their lives to get on with but it feels like my heart was torn apart overnight.

  • @dionyssia100
    @dionyssia100 Месяц назад +4

    Thank you for this video. I can relate to everything you have said. It is just over a year since I lost my Darling husband of 30 years. We did not have children so now I am truly on my own, except for my dog and my parrot. I am so utterly broken and completely changed. I no longer recognise myself and feel stuck in a long dark tunnel with no hint of light. I pray that God will one day take this horrific pain away so that I can just remember the happiness that we shared.

  • @cheapsk8drummer789
    @cheapsk8drummer789 3 месяца назад +6

    This is spot on. I lost my love and best friend July 1 2024. To brain cancer . And nobody can understand yes memory of our life makes me happy but the pain of loosing the best part of my whole world is close to debilitating at times😢

  • @michellesalazar2768
    @michellesalazar2768 3 месяца назад +4

    This is me right now.Every single word.Instead of fighting grief I have surrendered to it ,to let it take its coarse.I will never get over the incredible loss ,I will get through it.Prayers to all in comments.Bless Up!!!!

  • @maybethgaikens7143
    @maybethgaikens7143 Месяц назад +3

    Thank you so very much for this video... My
    Husband of fifty one years passed away five weeks ago... I had Kept myself busy trying to prepare for his Memorial celebration that we had two weeks ago... I wanted it to be.
    The best I could make it as a tribute to my wonderful husband's life...
    But now that it is over and his Ashes are Scattered in our favorite place in nature, I don't know how to move forward with my days...
    In.
    The beginning you keep reassuring people that you're doing okay to spare them from the discomfort of your grief... I guess i've done a very good job at convincing people, Because no one seems to feel the need To check in with me Now...
    I feel That grief, it's a huge dark cloud that is trying to Burrow into my Soul, And that I will completely crumble if I allow it to get too close... I feel so lost.
    And the loneliness is beyond anything i've ever endured... I am so very sorry for everyone who is dealing with this as I have read these comments... May we all be given the grace to find some healing and peace❤

  • @jayneweathers
    @jayneweathers Год назад +18

    Wow, you covered everything I'm feeling! Thank you

    • @lifelosshope
      @lifelosshope  Год назад

      Thank you so much Jayne for your encouragement commenting… sorry you have lost a loved one . Sending love ❤️ x

    • @jayneweathers
      @jayneweathers Год назад

      ​@@lifelosshope❤

  • @susanchrislip4213
    @susanchrislip4213 3 месяца назад +14

    I just came across this video and I finally feel like there is someone who understands how I feel. My husband passed away 8 months ago and I feel so totally lost. I sit in the house day after day knowing I need to get up and go out. I know I have to push forward but I feel like I am in some kind of limbo. I don’t know what my life is supposed to look like now. I hate being alone… no one to kiss good night, no one to say good morning to, no one to talk to you as I sit at the dinner table alone. Logically, I know that at some point things will get better, and my life will change and evolve. I don’t feel like my friends or my adult children have any clue as to how I feel and what I’m going through. Never expected to be a widow at 65 years old. Can’t imagine by myself for the rest of my life. Thank you for this video. At least I know there is someone out there that understands.

    • @auroracampbell3653
      @auroracampbell3653 2 месяца назад +1

      Just want you to know you are not alone. There are so many of us broken hurted. There is no where to run . Even memories hurts. But be strong. Help is not on the way but time they say is a good healer. Let's be patient . One day we can smile again.

    • @nicoldavis-johnson7080
      @nicoldavis-johnson7080 2 месяца назад +1

      My condolences to you.

    • @chrisjohnson9341atgmaildotcom
      @chrisjohnson9341atgmaildotcom 2 месяца назад

      I'm very sorry about your husband, trust me I completely understand how you feel, I felt the same way when my wife past away June 4th 2018 grief is hard to deal with but we learn to live with it, where are you from..?

  • @MarilynHowse
    @MarilynHowse 5 месяцев назад +6

    Everything you said is so true. When you truly love your spouse and they are just gone, gone forever the pain,
    and profound sadness you feel is unbearable. I hope I can get through this. 😢

  • @gjdoan
    @gjdoan 6 месяцев назад +6

    I thought that after five years I would have. Accepted the loss of my dear husband. I was wrong!
    The heartbreak still stays with me each and every day.
    Times go by and I sob for losing his companionship and every day spending with him.
    I understand everything you are saying. The cries come without knowing.
    It is just hell.

  • @dinaducheny3450
    @dinaducheny3450 5 месяцев назад +6

    I lost my husband of 37 years on 3/5/24 unexpectedly. This is exactly how I feel. I feel numb most of the time. I still can't believe he is gone. We were planning our retirement future together as he would have been 60 this year. It seems so unfair. I see everyone moving on with their lives like nothing happened. So many happy couples going on vacations together and living life as I sit here and can't think of living without him. Sometimes the grief is so hard I feel like I can't breathe.

    • @lifelosshope
      @lifelosshope  4 месяца назад

      It’s such a big painful void after a long marriage and the lost future ahead together.. seeing other couples is a agonising reminder of your loss and may make you feel jealous and angry .. that’s not being mean .. it’s natural. Be gentle on your wounded heart and sending love ❤️ x

  • @kathybouschor3450
    @kathybouschor3450 8 месяцев назад +5

    Very comforting words. Thank you.

    • @lifelosshope
      @lifelosshope  8 месяцев назад

      Be gentle on yourself.. sending love and prayers as you navigate this tough sad time x

  • @amandasymon4363
    @amandasymon4363 7 месяцев назад +14

    You are the first to express just how I feel having recently lost my husband and best friend. I no longer feel safe/noticed/cared for - Thank you for making me feel understood ❤️

  • @elieenfoster1811
    @elieenfoster1811 7 месяцев назад +13

    I couldn’t have described it any better….I lost my husband 4 years ago and life will never be the same…there is an inner sadness each day inside me, every day from the day he passed away ….life is a rollercoaster up one day down the next…..people if they hear you laugh one day they believe that all is ok and you are over your grief, how little they know how you truly feel…each day I do my best for myself to give myself inner peace, prayer for me has helped me a lot…I take a day at a time…it’s OK to be OK and it is OK to have a bad day and not be OK.god bless you all🙏❤️👍

    • @lifelosshope
      @lifelosshope  4 месяца назад

      You’re so right Eileen.. a roller coaster of grief is tough to navigate.. as you say on a bright day people assume that’s it you’re ok now.. we need more grief education in society . May you be comforted and sending love x

    • @chrisjohnson9341atgmaildotcom
      @chrisjohnson9341atgmaildotcom 2 месяца назад

      I'm very sorry about your husband, trust me I completely understand how you feel, I felt the same way when my wife past away June 4th 2018 grief is hard to deal with but we learn to live with it, where are you from..?

  • @EvaGottlieb
    @EvaGottlieb Месяц назад +1

    We were 21. He got into a car accident. I had chose someone else. Realized he was the love of my life. Since we were 5.
    I feel like life took a shark bite out of my chest that doesnt stop bleeding.
    Im still so mad and heartbroken and its been 2 years

  • @KateMarshall-ei3lf
    @KateMarshall-ei3lf Год назад +9

    Thank you so much for this…today is the second anniversary of my husband’s passing. We were together for thirty years and the best of friends and lovers-he passed on this day in 2015. I have serious health issues, and had to move across America to sleep on my sister’s couch.

    • @lifelosshope
      @lifelosshope  Год назад +1

      So sorry about the loss of your husband Kate .. it’s heartbreaking 💔 sending love 💕

  • @MichaelRe-c7q
    @MichaelRe-c7q 4 месяца назад +4

    Wow, so accurately put. Grieving of the past and the future. Losing the person you love, the person that was your home is an amputation.
    The feeling is exhausting. The nights are the worst once everyone is settled in with their own families...

  • @barbaramednick4974
    @barbaramednick4974 9 месяцев назад +2

    Thank you for this insightful and heartfelt video; it really spoke to me because it is exactly how I am feeling. My husband of 40 years passed away on Feb. 3, 2024 and his Memorial Service was yesterday and it was sad. It beautiful. It was 3 weeks from the time he went to ER until his death at 72….❤

  • @nicolapicola4502
    @nicolapicola4502 6 месяцев назад +3

    Everyone is like, "Just get on with it, carry on as normal". Feels like a parallel universe. Thank God I'll see him again ❤😢🙏

  • @JohnBeck-u3w
    @JohnBeck-u3w Месяц назад +2

    Thank you so much for your kind words and thoughts, you are a beautiful person, i would love to be a friend to you , you are a lovely sole, hugs to you 🤗 ❤

  • @fshafly2
    @fshafly2 10 месяцев назад +5

    Your insights are so profound! What else can I say? Tears were falling as I listened. Thanks so much for sharing. My wife of 51yrs has been gone now for 16 months. She was the ground I stood on...

    • @lifelosshope
      @lifelosshope  10 месяцев назад +1

      Your comment touched me greatly.. 51 years together with your wife is a lifelong love ❤️ so heartbreaking for you. Sending love and comfort as you navigate this year x

  • @mangisty1007
    @mangisty1007 Год назад +13

    You just expressed every single feeling I have and captured the depth of loss...do you have videos of your journey?

    • @lifelosshope
      @lifelosshope  Год назад

      Thank you so much for your kind words.. you can follow lifelosshope on Facebook too and there are lots of other videos on RUclips.. sorry for your loss ❤️

  • @Abe-t5r
    @Abe-t5r Год назад +10

    thank you ,your description of losing a spouse perfectly put, i thought something wrong with me,, why no one call me? ,except for my children of course ,,but our common friends? now i know ,thank you.

    • @starstuff5958
      @starstuff5958 Год назад +1

      wow, I get that..did everyone forget me all of a sudden or was the death of my husband contagious???

    • @lifelosshope
      @lifelosshope  Год назад +1

      It can seem like the world doesn’t acknowledge us in grief and it’s often sadly our closest friends that can no longer deal with seeing us .. so sorry for your loss ❤️

  • @morningdove8397
    @morningdove8397 5 месяцев назад +5

    Everything you've said .... I've felt during the past 2 years after losing my husband of 38 years. Thank you. ..........

  • @misstbikini
    @misstbikini 5 месяцев назад +6

    Im so sad, its overwhelming

  • @BobB-w4q
    @BobB-w4q 9 месяцев назад +4

    My wife passed away in 2022 after an almost seven year struggle following a severe stroke. I don't believe I will ever be happy again.

  • @robinschuett3383
    @robinschuett3383 4 месяца назад +5

    That was said so perfectly i lost my husband three years ago and you are the first person who discibed so accurately the way you feel

  • @guadalupecortez7660
    @guadalupecortez7660 6 месяцев назад +7

    Thank you I lost my husband 31 days ago, after 52 years of marriage I was 21 then, every single word you say is what I have been going through and more
    My daughters have been very helpful, but I don’t want to take away their family time , they are also grieving, I love them so much they miss their father. Am just hoping and praying that with time it will get easier 🙏. Thank you
    You said just what I feel 🥲💔

    • @chrisjohnson9341atgmaildotcom
      @chrisjohnson9341atgmaildotcom 2 месяца назад

      I'm very sorry about your husband, trust me I completely understand how you feel, I felt the same way when my wife past away June 4th 2018 grief is hard to deal with but we learn to live with it, where are you from..?

    • @guadalupecortez7660
      @guadalupecortez7660 2 месяца назад

      @@chrisjohnson9341atgmaildotcom am in Florida
      From Brooklyn

  • @mikecorrado4971
    @mikecorrado4971 4 месяца назад +4

    My wife passed two years ago. It seems like it was just yesterday. I feel everything you have described in this video and maybe a little more. No one really seems to understand. For them it’s over, but for me it persists every day. Maybe one day I’ll understand. Until then, I’m trusting my Lord for peace, comfort, and healing.

    • @lifelosshope
      @lifelosshope  4 месяца назад

      May the Lord comfort you in your grief Mike .. it’s very different for you to cope with every moment of every day than it is for others.. be gentle on your heart ❤️ x

  • @edschmitt541
    @edschmitt541 11 месяцев назад +7

    ESchmitt Thank you for articulating so well what I am dealing with. When we got together 12 years ago, I knew that I would outlive her and that was the way that it had to be. Little did I know how hard it would be. Had no clue. By far the hardest thing ever.

    • @lifelosshope
      @lifelosshope  11 месяцев назад

      12 years is a long time together and somehow even when we know death is coming.. nothing prepares us for the shocking reality and pain. So sorry for your loss and sending love 💕 x

  • @fionaforward3358
    @fionaforward3358 6 месяцев назад +6

    You did very well with this talk.I had a beautiful marriage andI am grateful for that,but even after 13 years I miss him daily.I remember couples seemed so smug in their coupleness.I hated walking into a function on my own.Itried to socialise,but eventually I stopped going to social occasions with couples I now only socialise with other widows.I lost friends,too.They were married and now I was alone.They did not know how to handle this.Another best fried said I had had it so good,why was I complaining now!you could probably guess that she was a divorcee.We are not friends now.

  • @briancoury2122
    @briancoury2122 Год назад +8

    That was a brilliant synopsis of my life’s emotional journey the last 22 months. So glad I came across this video.

    • @lifelosshope
      @lifelosshope  Год назад

      So sorry for your loss Brian .. guess your other half died .. it’s a tragic and tough path that nobody chooses.. sending love 💕

    • @briancoury2122
      @briancoury2122 Год назад

      Yes, my wonderful wife of 35 years Sandy, suddenly and unexpectedly in Feb 22. That is when my life, as I knew it, ended. Trying to navigate this new dark, unfamiliar, frightening path, hoping it leads to some light.

    • @lifelosshope
      @lifelosshope  Год назад

      Sorry to hear about your wife’s sudden death.. that’s heartbreaking after so many years together. As you say the devastating path is tough .. sending you love 💕 thanks for sharing .. x

  • @formulared8491
    @formulared8491 7 месяцев назад +4

    I lost my wife Karyn from ovarian cancer last November 2023 I’m going through everything you mentioned and I’m holding her pillow crying sometimes thank you for the emotional video takes also courage to talk about it 🙏

  • @bettyward7368
    @bettyward7368 5 месяцев назад +3

    Thank you. I lost my husband of 61 years 8 weeks ago. I haven't been able to express my grief to others as well as you have. I've ask my daughters to watch this so they could get a better view 0f exactly how I feel. Thank you.

  • @ilenapop1352
    @ilenapop1352 2 месяца назад +1

    Offf. You describe so well all the fillings. I lost may husband,motto accident one month ago. He was 38 years old. We've been toghether for 17 years. We have no children and now i' m alone,so alone. I fill everything what you describe. It' s so sad,all around me hurt. My house hurt me.Everithing it's black. I don't see my future.

  • @kyrils9286
    @kyrils9286 6 месяцев назад +6

    Everything you have said here could not have been explained better. I feel so incredibly lonely. I lost my partner of 12 years in March 2024. He was only 47 years old. Everyone has moved on in life and I’m still trying to navigate my grief journey. The moments when a wave hits me so hard it brings me to my knees and I’m crying so hard I don’t even recognize who this person inside me is. Nobody understands or gets it. People want to talk about only happy things. They will listen but then I feel the “here we go again with this grief talk” feeling. This journey is unfortunately something I have to go on by myself.

    • @RosettaFisher-kk1xc
      @RosettaFisher-kk1xc 6 месяцев назад +1

      Lost my sweet Chuck after 15 years on march 30 ,2024 . I agree it is so devastating! Even though I know I too will leave this earth and people will grieve me BUT knowing one day ……. We will see Jesus and our the love of our lives

    • @chinkids2762
      @chinkids2762 5 месяцев назад +1

      @Rosetta my mom lost her Chuck March 29th, she is destroyed, I'm trying to help her. My mom is 82 and her widows fog and her mobility has become so debilitating! She is suffering, we have walked her through everything up to this point and hope to help her renew and rebuild the life that she still has!

    • @chinkids2762
      @chinkids2762 5 месяцев назад +1

      They were married 14 years and together 15 altogether.

    • @RosettaFisher-kk1xc
      @RosettaFisher-kk1xc 5 месяцев назад +1

      @@chinkids2762I know your mom is suffering. It’s the most unbearable pain . You keep wanting to wake up and find out it was all just a bad dream and at each passing day you know the chance of that happening is not going to happen one thing that this has taught me is to have more compassion for people that lose their loved ones even when we know they’re in heaven waiting on us it’s a grief that can’t be described! Especially when you lose your soulmate . I will be praying for you and your mother.

    • @chinkids2762
      @chinkids2762 5 месяцев назад

      Thank you, healing prayers for your heart, my friend 🧡

  • @moniclare4214
    @moniclare4214 Год назад +10

    Thank you for voicing and echoing every bit of my grief and its pain . having so much pain but being treated as I'm invisible amplifiesevery single bit of this cruel pain. So I thank you for voicing and acknowledging the pain for what it is and how it dominates ones world. To fight against the pain is exhausting and somehow makes the briefing more intense . the more its spoken of it rases

    • @lifelosshope
      @lifelosshope  Год назад +2

      So heartbreaking to hear of your loss .. it’s exhausting and lonely. Thanks for sharing .. your pain matters and we need not to journey alone . Sending love and prayers 🙏❤️

    • @moniclare4214
      @moniclare4214 Год назад +1

      @@lifelosshope thank you for your reply xxx it means a lot to be acknowledged for the pain one is going through each day. To find myself in a world that is alien is frightening and lonely. I am listening to your videos and am so relieved to hear the harsh truth spoken. God bless you and protect you each day xxx

    • @lifelosshope
      @lifelosshope  Год назад

      I hear your pain .. it’s like fear and anxiety being in an alien world going through the motions when grieving. Where are you watching from ? There’s my page on Facebook too with more support for the journey and opportunities to connect with you and others. Hope and light I will carry for you until you can see your way through. Prayers and love ❤️ x

    • @moniclare4214
      @moniclare4214 Год назад

      @@lifelosshope again thank you for your caring and thoughtfulness . In the eighteen months of grieving , you are the only person who has reached out acknowledging my pain , my aching numbess Thank you. Each day, I do try to shake off the heaviness, and I have just started to self care in as much as I now try to eat nutritious food once a day. I also , instead of fighting against exhaustion, am accepting my body, brain and soul need that rest at the present time.
      I am living in Nottinghamshire England. I will find you on Facebook -:) . God bless xxx stay safe xxx

    • @lifelosshope
      @lifelosshope  Год назад +1

      Hi again.. I am in West Sussex and happy to video call if you want any more support. Great you’re taking steps to self care and replenish your depleted capacity.. maybe watch the videos on Early grief days and self care. Reach out to others in a bereavement group or church community as often it’s about imitating what you need. Sadly, society is grief illiterate but we can start to educate others by speaking out & saying what we need… here for you 🙏❤️ X

  • @MarianAnne
    @MarianAnne 6 месяцев назад +6

    I lost my wonderful husband Raymond 18th January 2024 the pain & sadness is unbearable we were married 63 years i have three daughters who donot understand how feel they are not helping me one bit .

  • @beardyoldman8306
    @beardyoldman8306 6 месяцев назад +4

    Thankyou for sharing much of how I feel….never thought of myself as a “widower” before! Thought I was the only one that hugs my wives perfume scented pillow!

  • @RidingThroughGrief
    @RidingThroughGrief 5 месяцев назад +4

    I’m glad I came across this channel. My pain feels unbearable at the moment after losing my wife just back in April this year. She was 15 years younger than me, but we shared our passion of the great outdoors, touring on our motorbike. I’ve decided to record my grief journey and made my own RUclips channel, attempting to fulfill our bucket list of places we wanted to visit, or trips we wanted to take. Riding my motorbike and following our originally planned list, is a tool that is helping me focus. I also hope to help others suffering in the same way.
    Your words resonate with such accuracy, I’ve no idea how to go forward…..I’m hoping she’ll give me the strength to continue 😢

  • @sharroncalundan7794
    @sharroncalundan7794 6 месяцев назад +3

    Lost my husband 7 years ago after 32 years. I was 68 and he was 79. We had a magical time. Fortunately I was still working part time and did so til 72. Lots of friends and relatives helped. His adult children and grandchildren helped and still help. What I miss the most is reaching for his hand during the night or him reaching for mine. I miss the embrace and kiss during communion. I miss having a glass of wine outside enjoying our garden. I miss the simple things. Have made new friends, even have someone to dance with at our club. I have enough money to enjoy things, so many do not. Today is a “good” day. Still think of him. A minute from now I could hear a sound, a word, a song, a smell, anything and become melancholic. However, we must go on.

  • @amyinmaine5354
    @amyinmaine5354 Месяц назад +3

    this all resonates except I don't want someone to tell me that I'm "going to be ok"... when people say that to me it feels like they just don't get the level of sadness and loss I've experienced... it will never be ok.

    • @lifelosshope
      @lifelosshope  Месяц назад

      You’re right it will never be ok and your life is changed. There’s no way your loss will ever be ok .. hope you will experience better moments eventually. Sending love and comfort. X 💕

  • @1SapphireBlue
    @1SapphireBlue 2 месяца назад +1

    This video just showed up on a tough day, bringing me hope for the future, when I was feeling bleak. 1 year and 9 months and I am still going through all of these feelings and more. Thank you for sharing your grief journey to help me and others who are grieving now and will always be. We can be there for each other.

  • @StephenHarrison-p3m
    @StephenHarrison-p3m 2 месяца назад +1

    August 2023, I lost my wife Margaret after 4 days short of 50 years of marrige.
    My life my soul mate, one minute there the next gone.
    Experience they say is everything.
    But there is no way on earth, anything can prepare you for the loss.
    I have two wonderfull daughter's and there husband's.
    Five grandchildren and one great grandchild.
    My family mean everything to me.
    But they have there lives to live.
    Some how it is down to the individual to move forward.
    The loneliness and emptiness
    and the loss can paralise your every day decitions and that ability to move forwards.
    Positivity somehow has to prevail.
    Stephen

  • @rositahuff4858
    @rositahuff4858 Год назад +6

    …my jim was so wonderful…he was intelligent, kind, funny loving, my best friend….I will miss him until I am aloud to see him again……

    • @lifelosshope
      @lifelosshope  Год назад

      Thank you so much for your comment .. your Jim sounds a lovely man. So sorry for your loss and pain ❤️ Sending love

  • @SharonHerring
    @SharonHerring Месяц назад +1

    My Husband passed a week ago, suddenly and quickly. No one can believe it, he was so healthy and took impeccable care of himself, he was only 62 and we had SO many plans and dreams to look forward to. The Coroner could not find the cause and we are hoping to find an answer soon from further testing but it won't bring him back. Thank you for this video, the grief and disbelief is beyond measure

    • @lifelosshope
      @lifelosshope  Месяц назад +1

      Sharon .. thank you for sharing this most tragic heartbreaking news of your husband.. it’s shocking especially when he was fit . I pray you find some answers and for comfort x so sorry 💕

  • @nancyheijl4753
    @nancyheijl4753 7 месяцев назад +5

    Really touched by your words.. this is how it feels to loose the love of my life.. thank you for sharing...

  • @roywalker1956
    @roywalker1956 3 месяца назад +1

    Hello, thanks for making this video and the others on your channel. I lost my heavenly wife Billie on April 14, 2024 to breast cancer. We were together 40 years - the pain and loss has been the biggest challenge ever in my life.

  • @marilynmouton9818
    @marilynmouton9818 9 месяцев назад +3

    Thank you for a beautiful message 💜

    • @lifelosshope
      @lifelosshope  8 месяцев назад

      Thanks for your encouragement.. so tough to journey through such painful loss. Sending you love and prayers x

  • @relypicar8938
    @relypicar8938 4 месяца назад +2

    I lost my better half 2 weeks ago and it was so painful. No one knows how I feel during this period of grief. Without him by my side I felt so empty . I can only hug his pictures now.😢😢

  • @janingham1823
    @janingham1823 8 месяцев назад +5

    Omg. You said everything how I feel. Thank you for acknowledging my pain.

    • @lifelosshope
      @lifelosshope  8 месяцев назад

      So sorry that you are going through this tragic time and sending you love and comfort 🥰 x

  • @kirkb2286
    @kirkb2286 11 месяцев назад +3

    You are so on point….I lost my wife of 32 years a month ago……one month later my mother died….I can’t thank you enough for your wonderful video……it has truly blessed me

    • @lifelosshope
      @lifelosshope  10 месяцев назад

      That’s a massive loss for you with your wife and mother .. how tragic. I pray you find support that helps you navigate this tragic situation. Sending love and prayers. I’m glad this video blessed you.. thank you for sharing your thoughts 🥰x

    • @karenrich9092
      @karenrich9092 4 месяца назад

      I had 32 years with my David before he passed. I had a routine because of him, but that routine went away along with him. One very hard thing was to celebrate my daughter's wedding without him. So many people did their best to make it a happy day, but after the day was done, I went home and cried for an hour.
      An acquaintance of his once said her husband was gone for a year, taking care of his father, so she knew what I was experiencing. I just smiled and walked away. I wanted to scream, "But your husband is next to you! My husband is NEVER coming back!"
      Then, I was visiting a coworker, and I told him what happened. He simply said, "I can't imagine what that was like." That was the best thing anyone could have said.
      I think the only thing that has made life a little easier is my good neighbors, my understanding my daughter, and the very large parish of friends I've made. These friends, along with their precious little children, have cheered up my life so I can face another week.
      My husband passed 6 years ago. My only advice is what a lady told me, "It gets a little easier every day, but it never completely goes away."

  • @carolharvey2824
    @carolharvey2824 4 месяца назад +2

    Hello. What wise words. When my husband of 50 years passed 12 years ago I thought my life was over too. But, not so.
    It took time, good friends and a busy life to get me back on track to realizing and agreeing that life does go on . Memories keep the relationship going in a different way. I still miss him terribly and think of him everyday but am grateful I am still here to literally..smell the flowers. Keep going ..it does get better in a different way❤️

    • @stevebrown7673
      @stevebrown7673 2 месяца назад

      Finally a positive response. I'm also moving on after 5 years grief and a 45 yr
      Happy, close, loving marrige.

  • @maryannschembri5295
    @maryannschembri5295 6 месяцев назад +6

    Im passing all threw this i lost my husband suddenly im only 57 . Thanks you where so helpfull to me

    • @lifelosshope
      @lifelosshope  4 месяца назад

      Oh dear .. that’s so heartbreaking and the shock of suddenly is awful. Be gentle with yourself and take time to grieve.. sending comfort and love 🥰 x

    • @maryannschembri5295
      @maryannschembri5295 4 месяца назад

      @@lifelosshope Thanks for your reply . 🙏

  • @ruksanaparveen3843
    @ruksanaparveen3843 4 месяца назад +1

    😢😢Feels like someone took time to hear our pain and console in a soothing voice Lost my beloved hubby 6 months back People dont even tolerate to see us sad Advice us to cope up with life

  • @equynenergie
    @equynenergie 8 месяцев назад +4

    The most eloquent truth and reality of being widowed ❤️‍🩹

    • @lifelosshope
      @lifelosshope  8 месяцев назад

      So heartbreaking.. sending love and prayers x

  • @lealugerlynch802
    @lealugerlynch802 4 месяца назад +3

    Absolutely true. 💔

  • @Amy-oj6lu
    @Amy-oj6lu 6 месяцев назад +6

    It's been three weeks since my beloved husband passed away. My heart is crushed. I feel empty and lost. Everything you said to true. I can't express how much I miss him. I don't even know how to move forward. We planned on growing old together with lots of adventures on the way. And now, I don't even know where to turn or even if I want too. 💔

    • @chrisjohnson9341atgmaildotcom
      @chrisjohnson9341atgmaildotcom 2 месяца назад

      I'm very sorry about your husband, trust me I completely understand how you feel, I felt the same way when my wife past away June 4th 2018 grief is hard to deal with but we learn to live with it, where are you from..?

    • @Amy-oj6lu
      @Amy-oj6lu 2 месяца назад +1

      @@chrisjohnson9341atgmaildotcom Thank you for your response. I am sorry for your loss as well. I am from NC. And yourself?

  • @chinkids2762
    @chinkids2762 5 месяцев назад +4

    10 weeks ago my mom lost her soul mate at the age of 82, she is devastated, they were married 15 years. The only stable unconditional loving relationship she's ever known. It's heartbreaking and panic inducing!

    • @chinkids2762
      @chinkids2762 5 месяцев назад +1

      Jean, do you have any advice for me to help my mom get through this horrible scary time for her?

  • @Wookinpanub235
    @Wookinpanub235 4 месяца назад +2

    Wow…very powerful and so perfectly expressed in words that made me sob the entire time that you were describing my wife and I.
    Cancer stole her from me three months ago at 52 years old.
    Her birthday and anniversary is this month…gonna be rough.
    Yeah I stay up late almost every night and dread some mornings because I know the reality of loneliness Ill be facing once I wake up again.
    Im coping by staying as busy as possible but it’s short lived once I enter that lonely house again.
    Social gatherings are very hard to deal with especially my wife’s coworkers and friend’s Daughter’s wedding.
    She was so looking foreword for me to come but I just couldn’t do it as all my Wife’s coworkers would be there and they were all so devastated when she passed.
    I just couldn’t handle going there alone and feeling so empty and vulnerable.
    I didnt want to ruin everyone’s mood when they saw my face.
    All it would take is one of those ladies to tear up and I would be toast.
    The hardest thing for me are all of my friends who no longer call
    Me to go see our favorite band playing or other things my wife and I used to do with them but now it seems like I’m a pariah and they won’t even return my text or calls. I don’t understand it.
    But I do have one good friend with similar interest and we work on a lot of projects together.
    My biggest struggle right now is trying to figure out what my purpose is in this life as I try to rediscover myself and my greatest fear is losing the connection I have with her and I don’t think I’ll ever lose that because I know I’ll see her again .

  • @helenbotelho285
    @helenbotelho285 5 месяцев назад +1

    I've seen a lot of you tube videos on grief, but you describe it the best. It's been since November 2022 that I lost my husband of 40 years. He was only 62 when cancer took him from me.
    Life goes on yes, we have no choice, but it's a never ending battle.

  • @russebert5230
    @russebert5230 4 месяца назад +1

    She has spoken exactly how I feel after losing my wife recently I just don’t know what to do without her

  • @Simsane
    @Simsane 6 месяцев назад +1

    That's how it felt to me. Like half of me was just ripped away. My husband died exactly 4 months ago today on January 21st 2024. Three weeks before our 40th anniversary. I miss him more than I can express.
    Your words completely express everything I am feeling. Thank you. I wish none of us ever had to feel this pain.😢

  • @CarnivoreSeventyOne
    @CarnivoreSeventyOne 11 месяцев назад +3

    Wow you really know! Thank You for sharing. I’m not alone.

    • @lifelosshope
      @lifelosshope  11 месяцев назад

      you’re not alone .. it’s when others share their story that our solidarity comes and we feel connected to their vulnerable allies us to be authentic.. this helps grief ti be expressed and healing to begin. Sending love 💕 x

  • @ronsmith2241
    @ronsmith2241 4 месяца назад +1

    I lost my wife 2 years ago to MS. I cared for her for 26 years and that had a huge impact on my own health. I had a heart attack and pneumonia simply from the pressure of being her carer for so long. We were married 51 years. She wasn't able to ambulate (stand or walk) for the last 15 years. Hoist, wheelchair. powerdrive etc. I live alone now in the same disabled home. My kids aren't far away but I rarely see them. But I'm doing OK. There is a huge relief I am no longer caring for her. I don't feel guilty about that. I am keeping well, walk about 11,000 steps a day and go on retirees bus trips. I almost feel guilty I am not caring for her. But occasionally I take a sprig of rosemary for remembrance from a park and throw it in the bay near where as a family we spread her ashes at her request. But I don't do that as often now. I am trying hard to move on but I will never marry a woman again. I am happy being single.

  • @catherinem4130
    @catherinem4130 4 месяца назад +1

    My husband died 3 yrs ago after 53 yr marriage. I could relate to every word you shared. Thank you so much, I needed to hear this.

    • @lifelosshope
      @lifelosshope  4 месяца назад +1

      So sorry for your loss Catherine.. how heartbreaking 💔 sending love and comfort x

  • @eileendonaghy6953
    @eileendonaghy6953 6 месяцев назад +1

    Every word you said is how im feeling. The physical pain is what shocked me the most. At times, I couldn't breathe. You have to find yourself again, but you will never be the person you were before your loss😢 10 months now 💔

  • @stevepollard2169
    @stevepollard2169 Год назад +7

    We had been saving and working for our new life abroad planning everything for the future. But a sudden diagnoses of cancer was not in our plans, now 6 months later,nothing, just emptiness.

    • @lifelosshope
      @lifelosshope  11 месяцев назад +1

      That’s so tragic to hear.. loss can hit so unexpectedly when we have beautiful plans ahead .. understandable that your life feels empty and lonely.. sending love 💕 and know you’re not alone on this journey x