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Pizza Toppings

December 24, 2019 by Emma Pearson Leave a Comment

At home I have a big bathroom. Built and decorated by Mike. So big that it has two basins, each with a mirror above it. “His ‘n’ Hers”. Two basins are not common in European bathrooms. Houses don’t usually have the space.  In between the basins and the mirrors, stuck to the wall with blu-tack, is a yellowing, curly-edged, typed piece of…

Filed Under: Widowed Effect on Family/Friends, Widowed by Illness Tagged With: widowed by cancer, friends, widowed by illness

To My Beloved Husband

October 10, 2018 by Alison Miller Leave a Comment

To my beloved husband, Chuck D, as we approach the 6th anniversary of your memorial service, which we held 6 months out from your death… I know I did everything as perfectly as I could in those few short weeks between finding the cancer, our hospice time, and your death. I know this more than I know anything else in my life. And yet… Doubt…

Filed Under: Widowed and Healing, Widowed Emotions, Widowed Suddenly, Widowed by Illness Tagged With: alison miller, widowed questioning, expressions of grief, widowed by illness, Sudden Loss, wondering

Sympathy Pains

July 14, 2018 by Bryan Martin Leave a Comment

I’m sitting in the waiting room at the doctor’s office. About a week ago I started having stomach pain and strong exhaustion. I, uncharacteristically, do not have an appetite and I have lost 10 lbs in less than two weeks. At first I thought it was something I ate. A few days passed and I thought it was probably just a stomach bug. After a week…

Filed Under: LGBTQ+ Widowed, Widowed by Illness, Miscellaneous Tagged With: bryan martin, widowed by illness, LGBQT Widowed, health, illness while widowed, panic

We Have a Widow’s Voice Baby!

August 11, 2015 by Michele Neff Hernandez Leave a Comment

We are so excited to share that Kerryl, who shares the Tuesday writing duties with Mike, has given birth to a healthy baby boy! She will be back in two weeks to share details, but please join us in celebrating this wonderful addition to Kerryl and Ian’s family. We’ve reposted the blog where she shared her news….and will be excited to share a…

Filed Under: Widowed, Widowed by Illness Tagged With: widow, widowed by illness, kerryl McGlennon, widowed and pregnant, baby after widowhood

It’s June

June 2, 2015 by Kerryl Murray McGlennon Leave a Comment

That means my anniversary run… The 4th marks 4 years since our wedding day. The 11th marks 6 years since we met The 14th marks 3 years since Ian died. Come the 18th, he’ll have been gone loner than I knew him.I was talking to some people at church this week, and found I can easily rattle off how long it’s been since Ian died, but I really…

Filed Under: Widowed, Widowed Parenting, Widowed and New Love, Widowed Anniversaries, Widowed Milestones, Widowed by Illness Tagged With: widowed by illness, death anniversary, 3 years, aussie widow, kerryl McGlennon, Pregnancy after loss, widowed parenting, widow, wedding anniversary

Mass Confusion

May 27, 2015 by Alison Miller Leave a Comment

Quite frequently these days, as I begin my 3rd year without him, I find this particular quote sent to me, or posted on my timeline. Grief is a stage through which we pass and not a place to linger.  Okay, I get that. I even agree with it.  But it doesn’t help me a damn bit to read it.     We are told that grief is an individual process with no…

Filed Under: Widowed, Widowed by Illness Tagged With: widow, alison miller, widowed by illness, widowed perspective, widowed struggling

Catching a Glimpse, I Think~

May 20, 2015 by Alison Miller Leave a Comment

I’m so sad that Chuck died and I don’t know anymore if it’s sadness that is emptiness inside me or emptiness with sadness and there is a burning wish in my soul to force myself into some semblance of feeling again, of connectedness again. In the last few weeks I’ve caught a glimpse, I think, into the world of soldiers and Marines who return from…

Filed Under: Widowed, Widowed Emotions, Military Widowed, Widowed by Illness Tagged With: widowed by illness, widowed feelings, military widowed, widow, alison miller

Words

May 13, 2015 by Alison Miller Leave a Comment

Twisting.  Writhing.  Hurting.  Shrieking.  Vomit urge.  Nerves on skin.  Racing pulse.  Butterfly stomach. Dislocated.  Disoriented.  Discombobulated. Longing.  Yearning.  Starving.  Reaching. Empty arms.  Full heart.  Meat-slicer in chest. Passion with no place to go.  Love with no release.  Wandering.  Roaming.  Searching.

Filed Under: Widowed, Widowed Emotions, Widowed by Illness Tagged With: widow, alison miller, widowed by illness, widowed perspective, widowed feelings

The First Mother’s Day

May 12, 2015 by Mike Welker Leave a Comment

Two days ago, I experienced my first Mother’s Day without Megan.  Had you asked me back in January how I would have handled it, I would have expressed sheer terror at the prospect.  At that time, just two months since losing her, all I could imagine was that I would be an emotional train wreck, and would probably have just called my mother and…

Filed Under: Widowed, Widowed Parenting, Widowed Holidays, Widowed by Illness Tagged With: widower, widowed parenting, widowed holidays, Mike Welker, widowed by illness, young widower

Here and Not. Me and Not.

May 6, 2015 by Alison Miller Leave a Comment

  I know I’m not actually a split personality.  I haven’t disassociated from my body.  There is nothing really wrong with me because what I’m going through is normal.  I know this. This grief, though.  Whoa. My brain sometimes slips into my consciousness the suspicion that maybe I am a split personality. Or whatever word it is that would…

Filed Under: Widowed, Widowed Emotions, Widowed by Illness Tagged With: widowed missing him, widow, alison miller, widowed by illness, widowed struggling

My vs Our

May 5, 2015 by Kerryl Murray McGlennon Leave a Comment

Driving to the supermarket last week I had the overwhelming feeling that this baby is very much an addition to our family.   To Ian and I’s family. Although in no way is the baby a replacement for Ian, as the pregnancy progresses it feels like Ian is less distant now. There is a feeling of completeness, not end, not ‘over it’, but very much…

Filed Under: Widowed, Widowed by Illness, Multiple Losses Tagged With: widowed perspective, aussie widow, kerryl McGlennon, post-loss pregnancy IVF, widow, widowed by illness

This Point

April 29, 2015 by Alison Miller Leave a Comment

I reached a point in these last few days.  I need to stop looking (albeit unconsciously) for this sharp cutting edge of grief in my body to stop.  I need to stop looking for that elusive something that will take it away.  Cut it away as carefully as a surgeon’s knife, leaving my body and heart as intact as it was for my 24 years with him.

Filed Under: Widowed, Widowed Emotions, Widowed by Illness Tagged With: widowed struggling, widowed missing him, widow, alison miller, widowed by illness

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