Today is the third anniversary of the death of my husband Bill. Cancer took him one month short of h
is 68th birthday. We were married forty-five years. After Bill died, I searched on the web for words of advice from widows. I found a few, but not many for my age group. The past three years have been tough, but I am finding my way. I hope my adventures and advice will help those newly widowed and also those on parallel paths with me. Don’t worry, there will be laughter as well as tears.
you are off to a good start.
Thanks, Gail. Hope you will check in here from time to time. This really is a blog for all women. Check out my most recent post “Affirmation.”
I’ll be checking in on your blog regularly. In 1963, my mom was widowed at age 44 w/6 kids ranging in age from 4-16 yrs. My father had an incurable kidney disease but it couldn’t be linked to his WWII service, so Mom kept us from being split up by supplementing the social security checks w/housecleaning and cooking at a local rectory and convent. Every Friday we ate “Daddy’s Soup”, a stew that she made with the leftovers from her cooking job. When “Ms.” became a popular form of address, she refused to change her ways, saying “I’ll always be Mrs. John DeAngelo”.
Dear Marian, Your mother must have been a very brave and strong woman. I am sure you take strength from her. Hope you enjoy my blog and pass it along. I aim to write regularly. See my most recent post “Affirmation.”
Big hugs to you cousin Kristin! I’m sure you will inspire a lot of women, widows or not!
Thank you, Kristina. I am so glad that you had time with Bill and me, and know how special he was. He truly enjoyed our time in Sweden and the gathering of the cousins, and I was so grateful that he suggested bringing you to the US for a visit.
Go Kristin! I’m looking forward to your stories unfolding.
Thanks, dear cousin. I hope you enjoy my posts and will tell Abby to check it out. It is not just for widows.