Comments on: Don’t Fear the Feelings, Embrace Them http://www.blisstree.com/widowsquest/dont-fear-the-feelings-embrace-them/ Redefine Yourself and Rediscover Life after a Loss Sun, 20 Dec 2009 21:58:41 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Mary http://www.blisstree.com/widowsquest/dont-fear-the-feelings-embrace-them/comment-page-1/#comment-1348 Mary Fri, 20 Jun 2008 03:00:05 +0000 http://www.widowsquest.com/dont-fear-the-feelings-embrace-them/#comment-1348 Hi Jessica, I stumbled upon a grief support group about a month after Michael died. It ran for 10 weeks. It did help somewhat, and the facilitator kept in touch with cards and phone calls throughout the year. Most of my neighbors are widows, and they've taken me under their wings. I didn't expect to join the sorority as soon as I did. I live in mid-Michigan, so that's quite far from the U.P. Michael and I were in Duluth a few years ago for a Splitrock writers workshop. He decided to drive back nonstop. It took us 13 hours! You've got a great sense of humor (I've read some of your blog). I know it's underground right now, but I have faith that it will return in time. Hugs, Mary Hi Jessica,

I stumbled upon a grief support group about a month after Michael died. It ran for 10 weeks. It did help somewhat, and the facilitator kept in touch with cards and phone calls throughout the year. Most of my neighbors are widows, and they’ve taken me under their wings. I didn’t expect to join the sorority as soon as I did.

I live in mid-Michigan, so that’s quite far from the U.P. Michael and I were in Duluth a few years ago for a Splitrock writers workshop. He decided to drive back nonstop. It took us 13 hours!

You’ve got a great sense of humor (I’ve read some of your blog). I know it’s underground right now, but I have faith that it will return in time.

Hugs,
Mary

]]> By: Jessica http://www.blisstree.com/widowsquest/dont-fear-the-feelings-embrace-them/comment-page-1/#comment-1117 Jessica Thu, 19 Jun 2008 18:06:04 +0000 http://www.widowsquest.com/dont-fear-the-feelings-embrace-them/#comment-1117 This is directed at Lulu (Mary), who left a comment on my blog recently. I tried to leave a comment on your Myspace page, but since I do not "do" that Myspace stuff, it kept flipping me to some other weird stuff. But thank you for the "hug". Yes, I guess we do have something in common - both of our husbands died unexpectedly at home. I have family (relatives - cousins) who live in the U.P. of Michigan. Where do you live? I am planning on relocating back to MN (somewhere in the Mpls. area, probably) next year. Who knows? We may bump into each other. I had to laugh at the "Dead Husbands Society" and I know that Greg would have enjoyed that, too. His sense of humor was what attracted me to him, first. It has been just over a month now, and I am moving forward. Not always liking it, but moving, nonetheless. Thanks to folks like Anna and you, I don't feel so all alone. Have not yet met anyone else in my area (suburb of Houston, TX) who is in my situation. Have either of you - Anna or Lulu -gone to a grief support group or anything similar? So far, I don't feel like I need that. There is so much to do right now that I don't know how I would squeeze in any meetings, any way. This is directed at Lulu (Mary), who left a comment on my blog recently. I tried to leave a comment on your Myspace page, but since I do not “do” that Myspace stuff, it kept flipping me to some other weird stuff. But thank you for the “hug”. Yes, I guess we do have something in common – both of our husbands died unexpectedly at home. I have family (relatives – cousins) who live in the U.P. of Michigan. Where do you live? I am planning on relocating back to MN (somewhere in the Mpls. area, probably) next year. Who knows? We may bump into each other.

I had to laugh at the “Dead Husbands Society” and I know that Greg would have enjoyed that, too. His sense of humor was what attracted me to him, first.

It has been just over a month now, and I am moving forward. Not always liking it, but moving, nonetheless.

Thanks to folks like Anna and you, I don’t feel so all alone. Have not yet met anyone else in my area (suburb of Houston, TX) who is in my situation. Have either of you – Anna or Lulu -gone to a grief support group or anything similar? So far, I don’t feel like I need that. There is so much to do right now that I don’t know how I would squeeze in any meetings, any way.

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