Life After Caregiving Sat, 07 Mar 2026 01:45:22 -0500 Sat, 07 Mar 2026 01:45:22 -0500 Grief In Common http://www.griefincommon.com/connect/forums/life-after-caregiving/ Sat, 31 Jan 2026 06:23:30 -0500 http://www.griefincommon.com/connect/threads/feeling-of-guilt-after-hospice-medications.3903/ http://www.griefincommon.com/connect/threads/feeling-of-guilt-after-hospice-medications.3903/ invalid@example.com (PHH1983) PHH1983
Feeling of guilt after hospice medications]]> Fri, 26 Dec 2025 13:31:48 -0500 http://www.griefincommon.com/connect/threads/guilt-after-unimaginable-loss.3894/ http://www.griefincommon.com/connect/threads/guilt-after-unimaginable-loss.3894/ invalid@example.com (ms.mlopez5837) ms.mlopez5837
I think part of the guilt comes from loving someone through something I couldn’t fix. Caregiving taught me how to stay present and strong, but it didn’t teach me how to let go of responsibility once it ended. My heart...

Guilt After Unimaginable Loss]]> Thu, 27 Nov 2025 07:50:04 -0500 http://www.griefincommon.com/connect/threads/spouse-caregiver-widow-what-now.1501/ http://www.griefincommon.com/connect/threads/spouse-caregiver-widow-what-now.1501/ invalid@example.com (Penster) Penster
I’ve been a partner, wife, caregiver & a widow. I know I’ll never be the same again and some of that is sad but some of that is also good.

My concern is who I will be when I decide it’s ok to go back out into the world...if I ever do.
It’s a struggle between acceptance that I’ve already had the best & there’s nothing out there for me ... and trying to go on & maybe have one more...

Spouse. Caregiver. Widow. What now?]]> 22 Mon, 01 Sep 2025 23:16:23 -0400 http://www.griefincommon.com/connect/threads/single-no-children-lost-both-parents-caregiver-and-alone-at-end-of-life.2830/ http://www.griefincommon.com/connect/threads/single-no-children-lost-both-parents-caregiver-and-alone-at-end-of-life.2830/ invalid@example.com (Sash) Sash I'm single without children, my dad died 5 year ago leaving me and my mam who had COPD . Although we were devastated at loosing my dad we had each other for support. Now I have lost my mam (July 2021) I packed in work to care for her when my dad died and we were extremely close, best friends, soul mates my dad died alone in hospital as they failed to inform us (medical error) so I promised my mam she would...

Single, no children, lost both parents, caregiver and alone at end of life]]> 26 Fri, 22 Aug 2025 14:37:42 -0400 http://www.griefincommon.com/connect/threads/my-mom-is-gone-she-was-my-best-friend-and-dementia-sucks.3831/ http://www.griefincommon.com/connect/threads/my-mom-is-gone-she-was-my-best-friend-and-dementia-sucks.3831/ invalid@example.com (Annwags) Annwags 4 Mon, 07 Apr 2025 22:28:07 -0400 http://www.griefincommon.com/connect/threads/i-miss-her-so-much.3800/ http://www.griefincommon.com/connect/threads/i-miss-her-so-much.3800/ invalid@example.com (Steve_G) Steve_G 4 Sun, 23 Mar 2025 00:27:53 -0400 http://www.griefincommon.com/connect/threads/losing-my-best-friend.3724/ http://www.griefincommon.com/connect/threads/losing-my-best-friend.3724/ invalid@example.com (Flowergirl81) Flowergirl81
Losing My Best Friend]]> 3 Fri, 10 Jan 2025 06:23:03 -0500 http://www.griefincommon.com/connect/threads/lost-my-childhood-sweetheart-long-time-wife.3776/ http://www.griefincommon.com/connect/threads/lost-my-childhood-sweetheart-long-time-wife.3776/ invalid@example.com (EPPYMYLOVE) EPPYMYLOVE For the last 2 + years she suffered with Stage 4 Lung Cancer. The staff at the Hematology Oncology Center
here near Syracuse called her the "Miracle Girl" because she lived longer than the 6 months to a year after the prognosis she was given. She was getting Immunotherapy every 3 weeks since Chemo ended.
I had prepared myself, or so I thought, for when the...

lost my childhood sweetheart, long time wife]]> 2 Fri, 26 Jul 2024 15:44:08 -0400 http://www.griefincommon.com/connect/threads/stop-myself-from-grieving.2569/ http://www.griefincommon.com/connect/threads/stop-myself-from-grieving.2569/ invalid@example.com (Crazycatchristine) Crazycatchristine
Stop myself from grieving]]> 2 Thu, 27 Jun 2024 11:25:00 -0400 http://www.griefincommon.com/connect/threads/letting-go.2040/ http://www.griefincommon.com/connect/threads/letting-go.2040/ invalid@example.com (edj9) edj9
Letting go]]> 8 Sat, 15 Jun 2024 13:54:04 -0400 http://www.griefincommon.com/connect/threads/after-caring-for-my-dear-friend-her-family-treats-me-like-i%E2%80%99m-a-nobody.3563/ http://www.griefincommon.com/connect/threads/after-caring-for-my-dear-friend-her-family-treats-me-like-i%E2%80%99m-a-nobody.3563/ invalid@example.com (Sunshine256) Sunshine256 I want to write a...

After caring for my Dear friend, her Family treats me like I’m a nobody.]]> 4 Mon, 08 Apr 2024 19:19:49 -0400 http://www.griefincommon.com/connect/threads/societal-pressures-today.3587/ http://www.griefincommon.com/connect/threads/societal-pressures-today.3587/ invalid@example.com (DogsAreMyLife) DogsAreMyLife
Societal Pressures Today]]> Sat, 03 Feb 2024 11:35:03 -0500 http://www.griefincommon.com/connect/threads/ripped-away.3459/ http://www.griefincommon.com/connect/threads/ripped-away.3459/ invalid@example.com (jimoth001) jimoth001 1 Wed, 17 Jan 2024 11:33:44 -0500 http://www.griefincommon.com/connect/threads/am-i-crazy.3262/ http://www.griefincommon.com/connect/threads/am-i-crazy.3262/ invalid@example.com (LauraSW) LauraSW
Am I crazy]]> 13 Sun, 13 Aug 2023 15:04:57 -0400 http://www.griefincommon.com/connect/threads/trying-to-find-my-new-normal.3294/ http://www.griefincommon.com/connect/threads/trying-to-find-my-new-normal.3294/ invalid@example.com (Cyndi69) Cyndi69
Trying to find my new normal...]]> 4 Wed, 09 Aug 2023 15:00:21 -0400 http://www.griefincommon.com/connect/threads/help.3331/ http://www.griefincommon.com/connect/threads/help.3331/ invalid@example.com (Squiishy) Squiishy
Help]]> 1 Sun, 16 Apr 2023 21:43:37 -0400 http://www.griefincommon.com/connect/threads/recovering.123/ http://www.griefincommon.com/connect/threads/recovering.123/ invalid@example.com (clista45) clista45 4 Sun, 16 Apr 2023 21:38:29 -0400 http://www.griefincommon.com/connect/threads/i-have-no-desire-for-this-life-without-him.1127/ http://www.griefincommon.com/connect/threads/i-have-no-desire-for-this-life-without-him.1127/ invalid@example.com (Heartbroken Patti) Heartbroken Patti
I have no desire for this life without him]]> 30 Tue, 21 Mar 2023 22:47:31 -0400 http://www.griefincommon.com/connect/threads/mom-passed-but-i-couldnt-bear-to-be-there-at-the-end.2057/ http://www.griefincommon.com/connect/threads/mom-passed-but-i-couldnt-bear-to-be-there-at-the-end.2057/ invalid@example.com (moonfx) moonfx
I know it shouldn't feel this...

Mom passed, but I couldn't bear to be there at the end.]]> 10 Sat, 06 Nov 2021 15:51:59 -0400 http://www.griefincommon.com/connect/threads/heartbroken.2337/ http://www.griefincommon.com/connect/threads/heartbroken.2337/ invalid@example.com (Cadu) Cadu
Heartbroken]]> 6