Tonight is one of those nights, I feel all right, yet I just don’t want to go to bed…do you know the kind I mean? I somehow fear going to be ….alone. I keep staring at photo’s, at web pages not knowing what I am looking for but knowing that as tired as I am I don’t want to go close my eyes.
I hope that by sharing my feelings, I may help other widows or widowers who feel alone tonight, because in our loneliness we may find solitude together. And also as numb as I feel tonight, the one thing …read more

Alone is a funny word….it oozes the sense of…well, lone-liness. When you are widowed or suffer a bereavement in the family, you have that painful feeling of being alone.
However, when you think about it, a widow or widower is not alone in the world….they may have lost their partner but that doesn’t mean that you have to be alone. I have even been in relationships when I felt alone!
Key is to understand the difference between losing someone, missing someone and the reality of living in solitude. I know I felt that I didn’t want to see people, didn’t want to …read more

I went to see my nana today who is 98 years old. I love going to see her as she is a real character and someone that I have always felt close to…
Despite being a widow for over 15 years, she has remained strong. She always says that despite who you love, life is for living. We came into this world alone and leave alone. During the time we have we learn to love, we are loved but as individuals. You must learn to love yourself first, so that you can give the most value to the world. She says …read more