12 thoughts on “Grief and Gratitude

  1. Thank you for sharing your love story with the world. I believe you and Patrick have given hope to others who are struggling which is the greatest gift of all.Report

  2. Thank you everybody for your kind words! He meant the world to me and our love was such a treasure, I just needed to share it.Report

  3. I watched my wife draw her last breath a couple of years ago, and it’s still the most profound experience I’ve ever had. We were together a lot longer than you and Patrick, but love is timeless. I still have random things happen during the day which remind me of her, and it makes me glad we had the time we did. Cherish those moments.Report

  4. Thank you for writing this. I’ll take whatever inspirations to courage and pressing forward I can find. My wife’s progressive dementia memory loss has accelerated. Someone’s in there, in some sort of inconsistent fashion, but my wife of 40+ years isn’t. I’m struggling to get through the realizations I’m not going to be able to take care of her myself, in-home care just means more strangers running around my home, so I’ll have to find an appropriate memory care home for her.Report

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