Today my sister and her adult daughter came to the city I live in. I haven't seen either of them since the pandemic started which includes when my mother died a year ago and my husband died three weeks ago. It was nice to see them in a way, but now I am more depressed than ever.
Daisy, let me say how amazed I am at how far you've come since you joined GIC. Despite your understandable grief, anger, depression, and loneliness, you managed to reach out, and give comfort , to an even newer member, in need, Auggie, who is about your age, also with one son. You are at a point in the beginning of your grief journey where other people, like your sister and niece are more of a burden than a help. My favorite book on understanding grief, is The Widower's Notebook, a memoir, by Jonathan Santlofer. Jonathan is a little older than I am. Like me, he saw his wife die in front of him. He and Joy had been married 40 years to my 25 with Linda. Unlike me, they had an adult daughter , and we had no children. Jonathan's book chronicles all the situations with other people, good and bad, that all The Grief Warriors ( TGW) share. The other book I recommend, is Permission to Mourn, by Tom Zuba. Lou
