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Anhelyna

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Selfishly I'm asking for your prayers .

I'm really struggling at present , asking why I have been punished by losing my beloved husband .

I know I should not be like this - but at the moment the sense of loss is overwhelming
 
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Selfishly I'm asking for your prayers .

I'm really struggling at present , asking why I have been punished by losing my beloved husband .

I know I should not be like this - but at the moment the sense of loss is overwhelming

You are in my thoughts and prayers. I am so sorry for your loss. I know how much my father grieved my mother's death. She died exactly 2 months before their 35th anniversary and they were soul mates. It is okay to feel like you do. God understands. It is better to struggle with Him over it than deny you have those feelings. If we are being honest, then we give God room to work. Please feel free to post here when you feel overwhelmed. :crosseo::hug:
 
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Anhelyna

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This time last year I realised that we were more than likely not going to win the fight - I was still hoping but also trying to be realistic .

He had just gone back into hospital - driving himself in , in the car I/we had bought in February , on his insistence , so I had a car that would take me wherever I needed to go no matter the weather . He drove the Freelander just once - the time to go into Hospital, and of course he never came out .

44 years of marriage ended on 28 May last year :(
 
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This time last year I realised that we were more than likely not going to win the fight - I was still hoping but also trying to be realistic .

He had just gone back into hospital - driving himself in , in the car I/we had bought in February , on his insistence , so I had a car that would take me wherever I needed to go no matter the weather . He drove the Freelander just once - the time to go into Hospital, and of course he never came out .

44 years of marriage ended on 28 May last year :(

Oh Anhelyna. I am so sorry. It's still so raw for you I know. Those memories that are burnt onto your heart--they are so hard to bear, especially when that time of year draws near again.

I wish I was sitting in your front room with you, handing you a cup of tea and talking to you face to face.

I hope there's a presanctified liturgy or at least an open church somewhere near you tonight? I am thinking about you so much.

Lord, have mercy on Thy servant and save her!

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You and Raymond are on my permanent prayer list.

I don't know whether to recommend Lewis's "A Grief Observed" or not. It's what comes to mind. I can't imagine how any words would comfort, though.

May the Lord bring you to a place where you can see as Lewis did!

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This time last year I realised that we were more than likely not going to win the fight - I was still hoping but also trying to be realistic .

He had just gone back into hospital - driving himself in , in the car I/we had bought in February , on his insistence , so I had a car that would take me wherever I needed to go no matter the weather . He drove the Freelander just once - the time to go into Hospital, and of course he never came out .

44 years of marriage ended on 28 May last year :(

I'm so sorry. I know it's really tough with the one year anniversary coming up. I will keep you in my thoughts and prayers. Like Coralie, I wish I could talk with you face to face and be able to give you a hug. 44 years of marriage is a long time. If you want to get stuff off your chest, please do so, whether it is on this board or in a PM.
 
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