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what is the san luis obispo trip about linda?

just curious...there are great places to visit along the way, if you have the time.

michele

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Linda,  Your walk that you're doing in November in San Diego will be really great!  My son and family live in San Diego.  I've been out there during every season several times and have never been there when it wasn't beautiful and wonderful weather (except last October during the fires - I was there when the fires started - it wasn't so beautiful then with little white flakes falling all around us and smoke in the air - I'll take TX tornados any day over forest fires!).  But no kidding!  You will love walking there when you do that.  No humidity at all compared to Mississippi and Lousianna!

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Hi Michele, San Luis is where Jim is moving to.  I plan to see him for a couple of days anyway, and I plan to drive my car up there to test it for the trip to MS.  It has been parked since I left there in August so I will need to take it on a pretty long trip to have confidence in whether it will make it.  Unless something drastic happens, like he finds a wonderful woman as soon as he gets there, we will make it happen.  Even then, I would still like to meet you so we will plan on it.

Miss, actually I will be doing the walk here in MI in September.  I would rather do it in CA., but the time frame won't work out.  I have a son and mom in San Diego, and my daughter in LA.   I moved here from there and I really miss it, especially when it snows :)

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Linda, Do your mom and son live in San Diego proper?  My son actually lives in Chula Vista, which as you probably know, is nearly as far south as you can go and still be in the US.  It was the focus of the fires last fall.  That was the only time I've ever been in San Diego when it wasn't absolutely georgous.  My absolutely favorite place to go is Coronado Island.  When we first went out there to visit out son when he was stationed there in the navy, Coronado Island was were we went since his ship was in the harbor there.  I thought it was the prettiest place I had ever been!  We've been there in the winter - not cold; in the summer - not hot; in the spring - just right.  LA is warmer and not as pretty in my book.  But the water is beautiful all along the coast line from Mexico up into Washington!  Beautiful blue water, just like you read about.  (Not like the Gulf of Mexico - you know about that coming from New Orleans!  We go down to the coast in Galveston or Corpus Christi sometimes, but it can't compare with the Pacific!) 

I sure hope everything works out for you, not only with your cancer, but with your male friend, too.  ~Oneta

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Karla, I am so sorry. This board is a huge help to get everything out.  I also have made a scrapbook and write in a journal, which has been very helpful.  It will be 8 months for me in 4 days since my fiancee passed away and it is still so hard at times.  This is a rollercoaster we are all on. Keep coming back here.  Everyone on this board is so helpful and supporting.

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Oneta,  My mom lives in Escondido, my son lives downtown in San Diego and works for a large accounting firm.  His twin sister, lives in LA because she is a camera person for MTV and it is better to live there if you work there - the traffic is horrible.  My other son, also an accountant was living in Carlsbad, but just recently moved his family up to WA state - much cheaper to live there.  My other daughter works for the Beau Rivage Casino in MS.  All the places where they live have great things about them, I would have chosen any of them ahead of MI, but I will make the best of the situation by counting the blessings that I have :)

All of my stuff was in danger of burning up in the fires.  My son in SD was trying to get to his grandparents in Escondido - behind the police and fire lines - everyone was evacuated at the same time.  My sister's son was in Running Springs, near Big Bear and was missing for several days.  There were 17 fires in all and several of my friends lost their homes, but my stuff made it thru fine.   Saved from Katrina and the fires, funny that the folks here in MI want me to leave the stuff there......

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Linda, From my memory of driving in the area with our son (I always get mixed up there and hardly ever know where I am) Escondido is not far from Chula Vista.  My son works in downtown SD.  They were not personally affected by the fires except for the smoke.  (My grandson was born prematurely and has scarred lung tissue.  The smoke from the fires was hard on him.)  They did not lose any personal property, although I know a lot of people did.  They live about as far west in Chula Vista as is possible.  They said the fires in Chula Vista were east of them.  I bet your family was besides themselves worrying about your nephew during the fires.  I love SD, but still like the changes of the seasons here, rather than the continual "perfect weather" in SD. 

As I said, I was in Chula Vista when the fires started.  In fact, I was driving through the mountains east of LA on Thursday before the fires stared.  I have no idea if the "smoke" I saw had anything to do with those fires, but I remember saying to my companion that I thought I saw a small bit of smoke.  Then we were leaving church Sunday and I said to my son that I thought I smelled smoke.  He said he didn't think so.  We went to eat and when we left the restaurant, the smoke was evident.  I wasn't sure if I would be able to fly out on Monday or not.  (I sure didn't want to get "stuck" there for who knew how long!)  But I did, and the drama ended for me, but it was just beginning for all the others who lived there, including my son's family.

We all have to try to make the best of our situations and count our blessings, don't we? :)

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Karla,

I'm so sorry you had to find this board. It will help as much as anything can. I lost my husband in 7/06 and the women here then were wonderful. Most no longer post so I assume they have been able to move beyond the worst part of their grief. I think it will always stay with us, but it does get better as time goes by...either that or we learn coping skills. Journaling is good. I've used up two spiral notebooks and working on a third. There's also a great one you can get from amazon that I finished last summer called I Remember You: a Grief Journal. When I look at it now the pain jumps off the pages but so does the love I felt for him. It really turned into a celebration of our life together. Keep posting. We'll be here.

Mary Jo

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Linda,

Good to hear from you and know things are going ok. You are an inspiration the way you handle everything you've been through!

Mary Jo

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MJ,  How is the journal that you just recommended, I Remember You: a Grief Journal, differ from just any old journal?  I've used journaling a lot, too, and have found it extremely helpful in getting out thoughts and feelings.  There must be something about the way this one is set up or something - or maybe does it ask questions to start our thinking process?  Just curious.  ~Oneta

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Oneta, It is set up more like a scrapbook with illustrations, poems, quotes on very tastefully placed on the pages. They spurred memories or thoughts and I wrote about both good and bad times. Copied a few things from the spiral books. Also used stamps & stickers. You could put photos in if you like. It was a healing experience for me at the one year mark. Took me several months to do and basically it is like having a synopsis of everything I felt for Rod and what I went through losing him. I felt a great sense of release when I finished it. Doesn't mean it was the end of the grieving but was a milestone for me. MJ

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MJ,  That sounds excellent.  Sort of guides you through the grieving a little, it sounds like.  I can see that it would be very helpful.  ~Oneta

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MJ thanks, but I don't feel like an inspiration.  When it comes down to it, we can be sad and mad or we can make the best of our situation and reach out to help others.  The later feels so much better.  So much of life is attitude.  Mind you I am not talking about the grief process, only generally about what life throws at us.  When I was in the middle of grief I was as lost as any one and looking for a hand up out of the darkness.   You guys gave me that hand up and I will always be grateful.  

Chemo did not go well today, I didn't sleep well last night and didn't have the "attitude" that I need to make things go well no matter what.  When we got there, all the rooms with chairs were gone and I was left with a room with a bed.  I don't like the bed because it is difficult to be on the computer, and the room is too cramped for my sister to be comfortable.  I accepted all that fairly well, but then I couldn't get online in that room and found out that the room is kind of a dead zone.   I was hurt and a little miffed because I am probably the only patient that brings my computer and they could have taken that into consideration, if they cared.  I am there every week and know all the nurses by name.   THEN it took them 1 1/2 hours to get the drugs from the pharmacy - so we got there by 8:30am and didn't even start the first bag of drugs until after 10am.   By that time the numbing cream had worn off - it has to be administered 1 hour before - and it hurt really bad the whole 5 hours that I was there.   I landed up crying, my sister cried, because I was crying and it was a mess.

It is 5pm now and I am just drained.  Tomorrow I get the shot, and I need to get a better attitude by then.   I will try and do my 5 miles before I go, that always helps, if it stops raining.

Three weeks ago, the chaplain stopped in my room and said that he had been watching me all these weeks and he wanted to know what I credit such a positive attitude to.  I think he was looking for a spiritual connection, which I could not offer.  I explained that most days it was easier to find the positive in life and stand on it, than look for the negative for direction.  I said that people without hope are "hopeless" and he asked if he could quote me...   I told him about the board and he wrote down the url of BI to pass along to others in grief.   He said that I had inspired him (I was really glad that he wasn't there today). 

I guess we will always have bad days no matter how hard we try to stay positive,  I will try and be patient with myself tonight and then administer a severe tongue lashing in the morning if I haven't straightened up.   I really hate making my sister cry.

The steroids make me talk too much, that should also wear off by tomorrow.

xoxox

  

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Linda, I have to say you inspire me - and in particular you inspired me today to get off my ass and get outside on this bright and sunny day and walk, even if I still feel a little yucky from this cold.  I mean, you had this downer day and you are still committed to try and get out there and exercise - to me that is so inspiring.  So I just got back from a 3 mile walk by the river.  And I feel much better.

Today at the grocery store this guy strikes up a conversation with me over produce...kind of odd - he told me he was trying to learn what healthy food was, because he'd eaten bad food all his life.  I can't figure out people's ages...he could have been anywhere from 35 to 45 as far as I could tell.  He just wanted to talk about food...but I realized I'm not used to talking to men I don't know.  He looked kind of familiar, and afterwards i realized he looked a lot like the actor in that old Northern Exposure who played the guy who was really a bear that Maggie falls for in one episode.  Only less bulky. 

It also felt like  recognizing that I found him attactive felt rather like cheating on Ishaq...I don't know, it was all in my head, I know, but it got me thinking about stuff.  I was reading in bed last night, and I realize I put off that moment when you turn out the light and lay down alone in bed to go to sleep, putting it off as long as possible.  I think that's the worst time for me, even after 20 months. 

Anyway, I'm rambling, today.  Linda, I hope you are feeling better tomorrow!

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Anna, there's articles out there for guys on where to meet good women and the grocery store was one of them:). They say to strike up a conversation about food or how to cook it.:)

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Anna,  It took me a long time to get past feeling like I was cheating on Terry.  Luckily Jim and I were just doing email - it seemed much less personal than face to face.  Perhaps I wouldn't even be on this roller coaster if it had been any other way.  You have to listen to your heart, you can't rush it and it may never feel comfortable for you.  I think Ishaq will always want you to be happy, and only you know what that entails - it certainly isn't fit one, fit all.

I am glad that you were inspired to get walking, it always makes me feel better even when I have to force myself.

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Linda, sorry you had such a bad day. Chemo sucks and there is no way to really help anyone with it. All you can do is sit there and let them know you care. I know the attitude helps so stay as positive as you can. I am watching my friend go through chemo too and it is just so sickening that anyone has to endure this. I remember the waits for the pharmacy and all the protocal and shots for Rod. It was awful. Hang in there! My mom has been clean for over 12 years now and she was sure chemo was goingt o kill her and it almost did but she's a good example of what can happen.

Anna, hope you're feeling better. I was all set to go swimming tonight and ended up at the Godfather's (pizza) buffet instead. One of my friends just got back from a month in Arizona so we all had to catch up. Oh well...  The grocery story, huh? Interesting....

 

 

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Linda, hang tough girl! You're doing great even though some days you're right in the middle. You're going to win that race. Look at you-you are a miracle!!Try to focus on the beautiful.

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[user=19088]aurora[/user] wrote:

Anna, there's articles out there for guys on where to meet good women and the grocery store was one of them:). They say to strike up a conversation about food or how to cook it.:)

In other words, I was "cruised" and I was clueless enough not to realize it!

Well, I was wearing my Manolos...

Linda, I have no doubt that you will win the race!

Mary Jo, sometimes you need a swim, and sometimes you need a pizza!

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the scarriest day (k well one of them) starts ain about 30 min... on april 1st i start to get all my replys from teachers college. im so scared and nervous im in tears because i know tomorrow can change the rest of my life either good or bad.. and i dont have jer here to hug me and tell me it will be ok i honestly dont know what ill do if i dont get in especially where i want... i jut wish he was here tp make me feel better o hate being like this when im all alone. if i had to rate my lifes 3 most imporant things i want it would be merry jer,.. get a wicked teaching job in the grade i want and ghet into teachers college- first one is no longer reachable...the second one isnt unles the third one happens..

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me 2 miss....

hang in there, and let us know what happens.

peace,

michele

april fools day would have been 19 years married..

this is my third without him.

doesn't seem to get any easier.

oh well

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Michele, Happy Anniversary today.  I will keep you in my heart and prayers today...I know how bittersweet this day must be for you!

Blessings,

Anna

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Miss, hope your day is going better than expected!  You are in my thoughts.

Michele,  sending hugs, wish I could do more.

Anna, thanks for the vote of confidence, this race is easy - keeping out of a next one is what concerns me.  Guess we'll take whatever comes and do the best we can, as always. 

Peace....

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Michele..will be thinking about you today. You too, missque. Anna, keep wearing those shoes! April fool here....an April snowstorm. Ugh!

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Miss and Michele I'm sending out *BIG HUGS* and thinking of you both. 

Karla and everyone- I'm hoping you're doing okay as can be, my thoughts are with you.

I'm not doing to good. Another wave has hit me. 8 months will be in three days, and I just can't believe it. I didn't think I could survive a day w/o B let alone 8 months.  I've felt numb for the past couple days.  Now I'm just always on the verge of tears that never come.  I just miss him so, so much *HUGE SIGH* Sometimes I wish I could fast forward 5 years or so and this pain wouldn't be so raw. 

Mishi

 

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To all of you on this site ((HUGS))) today!

Today marks six weeks since my beloved Mark left this world.  My life is still so turned up side down... &  I miss him so bad.. seems like just a couple days ago that this all happened. Im like you, I wish I could fast forward 5 years so the pain wouldn't be so raw...

May God help each of today! 

Angel

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Today marks one month since Allen's death..it seems like just moments ago and yet it seems like years at the same time.  I ma in such a fog...I miss him so much.  I can hardly breathe sometimes..I don't know how to keep feeling this way.

karla

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2 denials (one is known as the easiest one to get into and i didnt) both programs at the school I go to said they have to wait till my final marks come in because I am applying with a disability so they take into consideration my marks wont be as high as everyone else's and then I'm still waiting on one... I would do anything to get into the teachers college at my school because its the best one in Ontario- and one of the best in Canada.... I've been lookin at Buffalo but I dont wanna leave where i am with all jers friends and well jer too

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im starting to think the emergency people should just live with me since htey are at my house llike every month! just had the fire dpt. leave my house- work up to my Co2 alarm going off in my bed room- second time its went off to call them and becaise i wasn't feeling good the ambulance had to come also (it ended up just me being scared so my body was going nuts). ive had the ambulance come before - it was around christmas chest pains due to perscriptions i started the night before... my old place i had the cops break in cuz someone called saying i was trying to kill myself (i was sleeping!). ugh i swear it takes a toll. Im laughing now but slightly frustrated- i think im gonna go buy a new Co2 cuz this one goes off all the time even for low bateries even when i just changed them earlier. my god father is a platoon cheif so he gets a kick out of it when i call him and tell him. Its funny cuz Jer had a bad relationship with cops its like they just knew oh jer will be at Tim Hortons lets go bug him - i swear just to be a pain in my ass hes just putting his luck onto me- maybe i should try and find one to date? lol at least i wuldnt have to be always calling them.

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Mishi, Angel, Karla

I feel so bad for you and I remember the earlier times. All I can say is it does get better. I miss Rod just as much as I always did but the sharp unbearable pain has faded into a dull ache that can be handled. The memories that hurt so bad at first now make me smile most of the time although there are flare ups and tears once in awhile. It will be 21 months for me on April 7 which is also Rod's birthday.

I had a nice day yesterday even with the snow. By 6:30 it was gone leaving a clean crisp (actually cold) spring evening. The dog and I walked the cemetery where a flock of robins kept me entertained and then I went swimming. I really struggled this winter and it is such a relief to know that the days will get longer and lighter. I know that will be major as far as my attitude goes....adjustment in progess!

Everyone, have a good one. Mary Jo

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thatz crazy miss.. and did u ever thing that maybe theres carbon monoxide in ur house?? i mean im not sure if u mean co or co2..?? but i know that carbon monoxide can make u feel sick and it can come from stoves, boilers, appliances, ect. just 2ble check cuz it can kill u. lol.. but seriously.

anyway i thought of an old song that i like. to me, i think it applies. its from audio slave and the song is called "like a stone". anyone know it? if not ill put lyrics later.

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baca- Well i called the fire dept. they go through with a special sencer that will give them a reading- he said that becuase thisk eeps happeenieng sometimes you just get falty ones that malfunction and that i should just get a new one.

a friend suggested that perhaps i get my iron looked at because im often dizy and such. so i might think about that.

Im a big fan of my soap's and im thinkin why cant life just be like in the shows where no one actually died they kist disapear for a year and then come back after being on a secluted island? ----> im a dork i know lol

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miss...

you ARE a dork! lol..but i have to say that i laughed right out loud at the premise...

how nice would that be???

they come back all tanned an dhappy, and imagine how pissed we'd be at them.....and so happy too.

peace,

michele

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oh yeah..and i dont think ur a "dork"..  i think its normal to think.. "why couldnt life be like that."

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OH, GOD IT'S BEEN 8 MONTHS WITHOUT B.  I CAN'T BELIVE I'VE SURVIVED WITHOUT HIM FOR THIS LONG.  I JUST WANT TO CURL UP AND LEAVE THIS PLACE....JUST WANT TO BE WITH HIM, SO BAD.  I DON'T BELONG HERE ANYMORE WITHOUT HIM. I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU ALL ARE SO STONG AND I'M SO WEAK.  SHOULDN'T BE GETTING EASIER AFTER THIS LONG.  I WISH PEOPLE WOULD STOP TELLING ME THAT SINCE I'M YOUNG AND EVERYTHING I'LL FIND SOMEONE ELSE.  DON'T THEY KNOW I DON'T WANT TO....I TELL THEM THAT AND THEY ARE LIKE...OH SHE'LL CHANGE HER MIND....  I WAS DOING SO GOOD. AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THIS JUST CRASHES DOWN ON ME......I LOVE AND MISS HIM SO, SO MUCH!!!!! WHY DID HE HAVE TO GET TAKEN AWAY WHEN WE WERE JUST STARTING OUR LIFE TOGETHER?  I CAN'T THINK STRAIGHT . I HOPE YOU ALL ARE HAVING A BETTER DAY THAN ME!

MISHI

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aprilmoonflower

just a weird random question..

:P

would you be able to date a guy with the same name as your late husband/signifigant other? has anyone done that?

 

is that waaay too weird?

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aprilmoonflower

(((eventually))) everything you are feeling is normal! I still feel that way somedays. just know it will lessen with time. promise.

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btw I would hate to get flamed like Angel did that one time here, so I just started a dating thread for those that are at that point..

 

 

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April, I don's  think the same last name would be a problem.  My husband's, father's mother married twice (first husband died)..............had the same last name.  I guess it does happen.  In a way I think it's pretty neat.

I am passing on my Zumba for tonight.  I had my hair done today...........I can't see getting all sweaty after investing in my hair.  Maybe I'll go to the mall tonight.......

I am having negative thoughts for my Vegas trip on 4/28.  I might cancel that trip out. 

It seems my life is working out ok...........I feel great mentally and physically............I hope it lasts.

Try to lift your spirits high............

Blessings,

Dorothy

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no this is a man with the same FIRST name. (Darren) he even kind of looks like him a little bit. too freaky!!!!!

 

we'll see. :shock:

 

I say cancel if you don't feel good about it Dorothy! I can't believe you even typed that though! you are going gambling right? what's wrong????

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yeah..kinda weird.

It doesn't bother me all that much at the moment, but we'll see..lol. it could turn weird quick.

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April... I think angel was the one whose first & present husbands had the same name. Maybe Mark? My ex's name was Ron, then I married Rod. I was lucky Rod had a good sense of humor because I used the wrong name a few times. He thought it was funny and I used to tell him I would find a Rob for #3. That's not funny now. MJ

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