Welcome Jessica, we are here for you
June 4, 2008 by Anna Farmery
Filed under Grief
I wrote a post called Who I am, or More Accurately Who am I and Jessica left a comment which will resonate to all widows and widowers out there, including
“There is only me and I will turn 60 in July without my best friend (and younger spouse) there beside me. I don’t think I have a day where the tears do not well up. I am so alone and so lonely, too.”
Loneliness is awful, it is like a stream running through your body, swirling around and catching you off guard. I want to stress that this blog is home to …read more
A Walk A Day Keeps the Depression at Bay
May 12, 2008 by Anna Farmery
Filed under Grief
The last couple of weeks have been hard, very hard. My health has not been great and when that happens, depression seems to descend over me. It just shows how important our health is, in the grief recovery process.
The last couple of days I have forced myself to get out into the sunshine. I have walked for about 5 miles each day. Although I live on the edge of a city, I am fortunate to live near a canal and also on the edge of some wonderful countryside.
During those walks I have put my iPod on, played my favourite …read more
