I write this post not to make everyone miserable! I write this post to show that as much as I try and write in a positive way, as much as I try and write to help widows and widowers…even I …yes little old me have those days when NOTHING seems to matter!
It started last night, I don’t know why but depression fell over my body. I realised it was coming and yet I just couldn’t motivate myself to stop it from happening.
Depression – that feeling that there is nothing to hold on to, that feeling of being alone, that feeling …read more

I am a big internet user as many of you realise. The internet has been my support group, it has lifted my spirits, it has provided solace when the real world seemed to hurt too much to face!
Whilst looking round the internet I came across legacy locker that I think has the potential to be a great idea. The aim of the site is to provide
“a safe, secure repository for your digital property that lets you grant access to online assets for friends and loved ones in the event of death or disability.”
I particularly liked the section on family and …read more

As a widow or widower one of the hardest aspects I find is dealing with loneliness. Loneliness eats at your soul, it reaffirms what you have lost. I think dealing with loneliness is the most important aspect in a way of dealing with grief. At first all you want to be is alone and then you lose the will to go out, I know that I fight the feeling of being a hermit all the time. Here are 6 ways I fight the depression, fight the loneliness – feel free to add your ideas for us all to learn from …read more