Post — Strong Like Bull

I lost my husband the end of Aug. after a 10 week battle with a brain tumor and we were married 11 years. I had never lost anyone either. It still doesn't seem real. It will continue to be a roller coaster for a long time and the only thing to do is ride it out. You will get a lot of good advice from the people on this site. A book that helped me to at least try and figure out some practical things is called Widow to Widow. That's a good one for right in the beginning. I also read Confessions of a Grieving Christian and am going thru Healing After Loss now. Nothing you will read will change the process but it does help you know that you are not alone and that others go thru the same things. For example, driving does seem to be one of the worst times. I keep a stack of Kleenex next to me in my car. None of us will ever "get over it". We will continue to hold the love of our lost ones in our heart and try and surround ourselves with those thoughts. I won't say that it has gotten any easier for me as each day I wake up and can't believe that this is my life. But we do get up because we have to.