StartaSenior Contributor
Cancer took my husband of 40 years. Not coping.
I'm not coping at all. I miss my husband so much i lived for him.
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StartaSenior Contributor
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Sitting with you @Starta 🌹
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Shaz51Senior Contributor
Hello @Starta, have being thinking of you today my friend
I hope you are ok , love to hear from you soon ![]()
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StartaSenior Contributor
Hello, I've been managing my MH and my husbands passing okay for the last few months,
3 weeks ago I woke up at around 3ish, and I could see my husband and his pain...I went down that night, I can't get out of this tunnel, it's been so long,
I haven't been able to sleep in my bed since that night, I'm getting a few hours sleep through the day on the lounge...I'm scared to sleep in by bed at night, in case it happens again.. I shut my bedroom door 3 weeks ago and I haven't opened it since......I'm tired but can't sleep, I see his pain, I see him having a fit..ifirst time I ever seen a fit...I remember him falling, it took me hours to get him up....I just want to go to bed, close my eyes and not have these images or thoughts going round my mind.
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Faith-and-HopeSenior Contributor
Morning @Starta .....
I suggest you speak to grief counselling services and see where they can refer you. This is likely to be something others have suffered in your situation and there will be support services available to help walk you through it.
https://www.beyondblue.org.au/get-support/national-help-lines-and-websites
Keep chatting to us here too, for peer support. You are not on your own ....
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Faith-and-HopeSenior Contributor
@Starta .....💜💐
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Shaz51Senior Contributor
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StartaSenior Contributor
can anyone talk to me...please..
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Shaz51Senior Contributor
Hellooo @Starta, we are here for you
@Faith-and-Hope, @
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