Losing Your Other Half

This is a really vulnerable talk about losing a spouse or partner through death, desertion, separation or divorce.
Nobody talks about the devastating things that affect us in the aftermath and few can understand the pain it brings.
I talk about this today as best I can articulate my own experience and drawing from years of listening to the stories of others in my grief work.
#deathofspouse
#divorce
#otherhalf
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  • @michelerivera3055
    @michelerivera30554 ай бұрын

    My sweetheart since I was 18 and after 43 years of marriage, my husband passed. Only 67 years old. We had so many plans. The heartbreak is so great and overwhelming. Thank you for saying everything I have been feeling. It is validating.

  • @madmoe4
    @madmoe44 ай бұрын

    My wife passed away in January 8 2024. This describes how I feel! Thank you so much! My wife was my best friend and lover for 36 years. The grief hurts so much I can’t see past it. I find myself feeling jealous of other couples I see. Half of me is gone, the better half.

  • @kathybouschor3450

    @kathybouschor3450

    4 ай бұрын

    I can well relate. I lost my husband of 54 years on January 5, 2024. It is a lonely road so far.

  • @madmoe4

    @madmoe4

    4 ай бұрын

    @@kathybouschor3450 I am so sorry! I know your loss is different from mine, but I do know you are feeling pain like no one else knows and I’m sorry you are going through this. I have found some comfort by spending more time reading God’s word in the Bible, especially the Psalms.

  • @lesleywalters7343

    @lesleywalters7343

    2 ай бұрын

    I know your feelings all too well. It will be three years this August, and the loneliness can be too much, even when you are around others. It is hard.

  • @erinzgirl66

    @erinzgirl66

    2 ай бұрын

    I lost my love on January 12 , 2024, I still cannot feel it’s real. Other things pile on top. It still real.

  • @rosefenton3005

    @rosefenton3005

    17 күн бұрын

    So very sorry. I know just how you must feel.

  • @normawright292
    @normawright292Ай бұрын

    I lost my husband 21 years ago - we were just 47. We were high school sweethearts and together for 30 years. My heart isn't broken anymore but I do miss him everyday. I miss my friend and miss all the moments we had but am grateful for each and every one. But I'm okay - I've learned to be content, to be happy with myself. Love and light to all of us.

  • @user-pe9uy1pu8r
    @user-pe9uy1pu8r7 ай бұрын

    The loss of my husband has been life shattering..everything you said is exactly how I feel.. 😭😭😭😭😭

  • @lifelosshope

    @lifelosshope

    7 ай бұрын

    So sorry to hear you’re grieving the loss of your precious husband. Sending love 💕

  • @slajmartin

    @slajmartin

    7 ай бұрын

    No one can truly understand the devastation of a loss of a spouse until it happens to them, I loss my wife of nearly 34 years on Oct 29th 2023 to cancer, a little over a month ago, you walk around with a numbness and empty feeling longing for a hug or a kiss that you aren't going to get anymore from your soulmate. I pray for all my fellow widowers and widows that God would ease our pain and help heal our broken hearts!

  • @lifelosshope

    @lifelosshope

    6 ай бұрын

    Thanks so much for your kind words of support and comfort for others.. it’s tragic to lose your wife after such a long marriage and sadly you understand how tough and lonely it is. Sending prayers and love 💕 God is close to the broken hearted 🙏 x

  • @lifelosshope

    @lifelosshope

    6 ай бұрын

    Thank you so much for your kind words for others who have lost their other half. These feelings of intensity can only be understood sadly by someone who has experienced the enormity of this grief. Sends prayers and love to you as you navigate Christmas & New year 🙏❤️ X

  • @johnmaxim8375
    @johnmaxim8375 Жыл бұрын

    There are no words that can adequately describe the loss of my Jean. She was my world and my grief will last forever

  • @lifelosshope

    @lifelosshope

    Жыл бұрын

    So sorry John .. I know Jean was so loved by you ❤️

  • @johnmaxim8375

    @johnmaxim8375

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you for your kind words. When someone you love dies there is no such thing as moving on

  • @adriennevanstaden9460

    @adriennevanstaden9460

    7 ай бұрын

    3 years now...trust you are doing better.....

  • @BUBBLESPOGO

    @BUBBLESPOGO

    6 ай бұрын

    ​@johnmaxim8375 imI.so sorry for the loss of your dear loved one I feel the same way. It's been 10 months since my precious Andrew died suddenly on me. I'll never get over his loss. I dint believe ill ever be happy again.. I'm devastated over his loss. It's so hard to go on.

  • @rosefenton3005
    @rosefenton3005Ай бұрын

    Life is just shattered when you lose your dear husband or wife.

  • @rosieE121

    @rosieE121

    3 күн бұрын

    Or your twin

  • @GrandmaJulianne
    @GrandmaJulianne26 күн бұрын

    You mirrored exactly the feelings. I’m already over 5 years out from the sudden loss of my husband at 64 when we were 36 years married. I went to a long time girlfriends daughters wedding this past weekend and all those moments of grief and loneliness came back with everybody dancing and having a great time. I had to leave as I didn’t want to bring anybody else down. My girlfriend asked me why I’ve changed and she has known me for all my life even before my husband. You know I thought I was completely over this and able to just go on as the half person I am without my husband. I’m saddened by the depth and time this is taking to process. When my husband died that hemorrhage you feel being cut off at the knees with no anesthesia came rushing back when I saw that I will never have that happy life I had again. Anyway I just wanted to share as I lie in my bed now with my doggy beside me. You my friend have described everything I’ve felt for now over 5 years. You’re an amazing writer able to capture with the written word the emotions behind the mask we all wear every day.

  • @MAvila744
    @MAvila7447 ай бұрын

    Aside from the grief we all feel, I am shocked by the dismissive attitude of so many. Good people who you thought would understand and reach out to you don’t . They don’t get it! Surely we must be feeling better they think. This is especially painful during the holidays since I do not have family nearby. My heart goes out to all of you.

  • @lifelosshope

    @lifelosshope

    7 ай бұрын

    Society is largely grief illiterate and so doesn’t understand.. My passion is to spread grief education with training days that I organise. I am sorry for your loss and how it can be so isolating when you’re already in the pain of grief… thank you for sharing your thoughts in this online community that understands and hears your grieving heart x sending love

  • @clarencehogrefe1220

    @clarencehogrefe1220

    7 ай бұрын

    Thank you and same for you as well.

  • @dinamiller9744

    @dinamiller9744

    6 ай бұрын

    My heart goes out to you mavila 744 my boyfriend of 14 years passed away suddenly in in his sleep. This was about 2 months ago and I never got 1 card from so called friends, with there condolences. 😢 Nobody checks on me to see how I am doing,or gives me any support. I have stage 4 cancer myself. I feel for you love

  • @MAvila744

    @MAvila744

    6 ай бұрын

    @@dinamiller9744 I am so sorry.!

  • @lifelosshope

    @lifelosshope

    6 ай бұрын

    How absolutely heartbreaking for you to lose your partner after such a long time together.. and now to be facing cancer on your own 💔 Sending you hugs and love 💕 x

  • @theastewart6721
    @theastewart672117 күн бұрын

    You have truly captured exactly how I am feeling. I lost my husband 3 months ago tomorrow. We were together for over 51 years and married almost 47 years. We grew up together. The last 22 years we were together 24/7 as he had retired early due to a work injury. We went everywhere together. No one really gets it. Listening to you I realize that you know exactly how I feel. Thank you for this lovely video. I feel better just hearing your words. God bless.❤

  • @elieenfoster1811
    @elieenfoster18112 ай бұрын

    I couldn’t have described it any better….I lost my husband 4 years ago and life will never be the same…there is an inner sadness each day inside me, every day from the day he passed away ….life is a rollercoaster up one day down the next…..people if they hear you laugh one day they believe that all is ok and you are over your grief, how little they know how you truly feel…each day I do my best for myself to give myself inner peace, prayer for me has helped me a lot…I take a day at a time…it’s OK to be OK and it is OK to have a bad day and not be OK.god bless you all🙏❤️👍

  • @fairynuff167
    @fairynuff167 Жыл бұрын

    Hoping this empty loneliness passes. Miss my husband so much.

  • @lifelosshope

    @lifelosshope

    Жыл бұрын

    Hi Gillian.. heartbreaking to hear about your husband and the loneliness.. sharing the journey with you ❤️🙏

  • @starstuff5958

    @starstuff5958

    7 ай бұрын

    me too......sharing the journey...yes the world sees us different even friends we have had life history with, especially children. I can't look at photos, it's too painful

  • @fairynuff167

    @fairynuff167

    7 ай бұрын

    @@starstuff5958 It gets easier as time goes by. 🙏🙏

  • @lifelosshope

    @lifelosshope

    6 ай бұрын

    Loss changes everything and our relationships .. it’s all those secondary losses that we are not expecting that make it so tough. Sending big love to you x 💕

  • @vijayanrassiah6043
    @vijayanrassiah6043Ай бұрын

    I lost my wife 5 months back . Cancer destroyed our marriage of 48 years. I am 74 and I am in agony and deep grief. As you so eloquently said I am half a person.

  • @lessauder5711

    @lessauder5711

    27 күн бұрын

    I feel your sorrow. I to lost my wife of 40 years to cancer 7 months ago. The grief is so hard to explain to anyone who hasn't experienced it . I'll be praying for you. I can't tell you things get better soon as mine is still with me everyday but is a little easier to handle. Les

  • @jillmontgomery4856
    @jillmontgomery48566 ай бұрын

    Thank you for this. My husband has been dead for 5 years and everything has changed for me . i see no future. It is good to know I am not crazy, bad, weak or alone.

  • @lifelosshope

    @lifelosshope

    6 ай бұрын

    I can hear the depth of your pain and loneliness without your husband over these last 5 years… you’re not crazy or alone in your emotions.. you are grieving deeply as you loved deeply x sending love 💕

  • @caroldofflemyer1803
    @caroldofflemyer18037 ай бұрын

    Grief is so excruciating to live with and so lonely. It's true, you are loved and cherished and the next day all of that love is gone, vanished. I pray for all who are grieving. I pray for love, comfort and rest.

  • @lifelosshope

    @lifelosshope

    6 ай бұрын

    It really is so tough and painful.. sending prayers and love 💕 x

  • @boonicholls6649
    @boonicholls66492 ай бұрын

    Every word you said is exactly how l feel. My beloved husband was my whole world, my everything, my reason for living. I loved my RAY with my very heart and soul with my every breath. Grief is the price of love ❤ Nobody understands how l cry everyday. Nobody knows just how much l loved every part of him. He was all l ever had. I struggle amongst the rubble of my life..... 48years of loving him. Thankyou for understanding my grief and broken heart... 💔Finally l have found someone who understands the pain of losing a precious husband and what l am going through every minute of everyday. My husband was the best thing that ever happened to me. How l love and miss him💔😭

  • @BUBBLESPOGO

    @BUBBLESPOGO

    21 күн бұрын

    😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢

  • @fionaforward3358
    @fionaforward3358Ай бұрын

    You did very well with this talk.I had a beautiful marriage andI am grateful for that,but even after 13 years I miss him daily.I remember couples seemed so smug in their coupleness.I hated walking into a function on my own.Itried to socialise,but eventually I stopped going to social occasions with couples I now only socialise with other widows.I lost friends,too.They were married and now I was alone.They did not know how to handle this.Another best fried said I had had it so good,why was I complaining now!you could probably guess that she was a divorcee.We are not friends now.

  • @maryannschembri5295
    @maryannschembri5295Ай бұрын

    Im passing all threw this i lost my husband suddenly im only 57 . Thanks you where so helpfull to me

  • @adriennevanstaden9460
    @adriennevanstaden94607 ай бұрын

    Thank you I really learned much from you. After 44 yrs of marriage. The most difficult process I have had to face......but God and His Holy Spirit has really got me through 3 yrs till now....learned such a lot about myself and others and just knowing that God and I are in this together enables me to face every new day with hope and peace and thankfulness..It is still not easy but....trust and hope and faith are powerful and I know I can because He can....I pray for all folk going through loss....you will be ok....❤

  • @lifelosshope

    @lifelosshope

    7 ай бұрын

    Thank you Adrienne for taking time to comment and for your prayers 🙏 Jesus is close to the broken hearted and we can be comforted by His love ❤️

  • @morningdove8397
    @morningdove8397Ай бұрын

    Everything you've said .... I've felt during the past 2 years after losing my husband of 38 years. Thank you. ..........

  • @starstuff5958
    @starstuff59587 ай бұрын

    we all must walk through our own grief and it's the most painful emotions in life. It's 5 months this day my husband unexpectedly passed, short of our 59th anniversary. We married young, knew each other as children. Losing him is he most difficult chapter of my life and prayerfully I will learn what is needed from this. My heart to all of you out there who are missing their loved ones. Namaste

  • @lifelosshope

    @lifelosshope

    7 ай бұрын

    59 years is such a lifetime together.. so sorry for your loss and you are right that we all walk out our own grief but we can draw support from sharing this journey ❤️

  • @rogerfransen1528

    @rogerfransen1528

    7 ай бұрын

    ​@@lifelosshopewhy SW

  • @amandasymon4363
    @amandasymon43632 ай бұрын

    You are the first to express just how I feel having recently lost my husband and best friend. I no longer feel safe/noticed/cared for - Thank you for making me feel understood ❤️

  • @carolharvey2824
    @carolharvey282417 сағат бұрын

    Hello. What wise words. When my husband of 50 years passed 12 years ago I thought my life was over too. But, not so. It took time, good friends and a busy life to get me back on track to realizing and agreeing that life does go on . Memories keep the relationship going in a different way. I still miss him terribly and think of him everyday but am grateful I am still here to literally..smell the flowers. Keep going ..it does get better in a different way❤️

  • @user-hw7sz7cs8i
    @user-hw7sz7cs8i23 күн бұрын

    Everything you said is so true. When you truly love your spouse and they are just gone, gone forever the pain, and profound sadness you feel is unbearable. I hope I can get through this. 😢

  • @Amy-oj6lu
    @Amy-oj6lu2 ай бұрын

    It's been three weeks since my beloved husband passed away. My heart is crushed. I feel empty and lost. Everything you said to true. I can't express how much I miss him. I don't even know how to move forward. We planned on growing old together with lots of adventures on the way. And now, I don't even know where to turn or even if I want too. 💔

  • @bookie4565
    @bookie45658 ай бұрын

    There are no words the gut feeling of coming to terms that you will never see the love of your life again in this world is heartbreaking 💔 RIP to the love of my life of 10 years Victoria Ann Nelson ❣️

  • @lifelosshope

    @lifelosshope

    7 ай бұрын

    It is truly heartbreaking.. am so sorry to hear about the loss of your precious Victoria ❤️

  • @bookie4565

    @bookie4565

    7 ай бұрын

    @@lifelosshope Thank you!!

  • @mikecorrado4971
    @mikecorrado49713 күн бұрын

    My wife passed two years ago. It seems like it was just yesterday. I feel everything you have described in this video and maybe a little more. No one really seems to understand. For them it’s over, but for me it persists every day. Maybe one day I’ll understand. Until then, I’m trusting my Lord for peace, comfort, and healing.

  • @RidingThroughGrief
    @RidingThroughGriefАй бұрын

    I’m glad I came across this channel. My pain feels unbearable at the moment after losing my wife just back in April this year. She was 15 years younger than me, but we shared our passion of the great outdoors, touring on our motorbike. I’ve decided to record my grief journey and made my own KZread channel, attempting to fulfill our bucket list of places we wanted to visit, or trips we wanted to take. Riding my motorbike and following our originally planned list, is a tool that is helping me focus. I also hope to help others suffering in the same way. Your words resonate with such accuracy, I’ve no idea how to go forward…..I’m hoping she’ll give me the strength to continue 😢

  • @dinaducheny3450
    @dinaducheny34509 күн бұрын

    I lost my husband of 37 years on 3/5/24 unexpectedly. This is exactly how I feel. I feel numb most of the time. I still can't believe he is gone. We were planning our retirement future together as he would have been 60 this year. It seems so unfair. I see everyone moving on with their lives like nothing happened. So many happy couples going on vacations together and living life as I sit here and can't think of living without him. Sometimes the grief is so hard I feel like I can't breathe.

  • @gjdoan
    @gjdoanАй бұрын

    I thought that after five years I would have. Accepted the loss of my dear husband. I was wrong! The heartbreak still stays with me each and every day. Times go by and I sob for losing his companionship and every day spending with him. I understand everything you are saying. The cries come without knowing. It is just hell.

  • @rachelwesterman1223
    @rachelwesterman12235 ай бұрын

    My partner really did cherish me. He was so supportive and we were extremely close and affectionate. I don't want to live without him but I have to try for our teenage children. Everything you said is how I feel. Thank you.

  • @lifelosshope

    @lifelosshope

    5 ай бұрын

    I hear the depth of your grief at the loss of your husband.. and the intimacy of your love. Often our grown children think that they’re enough to fill that gap.. they help but our other halves are not replaceable. So tough now parenting on your own too .. sending love and comfort as you navigate this awful path x 🥰

  • @KateMarshall-ei3lf
    @KateMarshall-ei3lf7 ай бұрын

    Thank you so much for this…today is the second anniversary of my husband’s passing. We were together for thirty years and the best of friends and lovers-he passed on this day in 2015. I have serious health issues, and had to move across America to sleep on my sister’s couch.

  • @lifelosshope

    @lifelosshope

    7 ай бұрын

    So sorry about the loss of your husband Kate .. it’s heartbreaking 💔 sending love 💕

  • @ruksanaparveen3843
    @ruksanaparveen384320 сағат бұрын

    😢😢Feels like someone took time to hear our pain and console in a soothing voice Lost my beloved hubby 6 months back People dont even tolerate to see us sad Advice us to cope up with life

  • @susanabraham8893
    @susanabraham88937 ай бұрын

    Wonderful to share n know others care as to what we go through on this journey without our partners n there are no words that would complete us anymore. It’s just my trust n faith in God that has brought me out this one year when I lost David so suddenly in 24 hrs. He was my rock n my cheerleader. It’s even harder when you were the best of friends through life itself. The 34 yrs just went so fast n it’s the memories I cherish. He’s now my spiritual angel n is with me still n this until we meet yonder on that beautiful shore where all our loved ones rest in peace. May the almighty God strengthen us all who grieve our losses and thk u for sharing it’s been soulful. God bless you ❤️

  • @lifelosshope

    @lifelosshope

    7 ай бұрын

    Thanks for sharing your thoughts and experience of loss .. God is my strength too and the hope of Heaven is my anchor. Sending love & prayers to you x

  • @MAvila744
    @MAvila7448 ай бұрын

    You articulated everything I was feeling!

  • @lifelosshope

    @lifelosshope

    7 ай бұрын

    So sorry for your loss ❤️

  • @dionyssia100

    @dionyssia100

    7 ай бұрын

    Me too. It is just over 11 weeks for me and I really don't know how to survive this.

  • @lifelosshope

    @lifelosshope

    6 ай бұрын

    Oh my goodness.. only 11 weeks that’s so raw and you’re still in shock no doubt.. take one moment and then one day at a time.. sending love 💕 x

  • @nancyheijl4753
    @nancyheijl47532 ай бұрын

    Really touched by your words.. this is how it feels to loose the love of my life.. thank you for sharing...

  • @beardyoldman8306
    @beardyoldman8306Ай бұрын

    Thankyou for sharing much of how I feel….never thought of myself as a “widower” before! Thought I was the only one that hugs my wives perfume scented pillow!

  • @helenbotelho285
    @helenbotelho28525 күн бұрын

    I've seen a lot of you tube videos on grief, but you describe it the best. It's been since November 2022 that I lost my husband of 40 years. He was only 62 when cancer took him from me. Life goes on yes, we have no choice, but it's a never ending battle.

  • @bettyward7368
    @bettyward7368Ай бұрын

    Thank you. I lost my husband of 61 years 8 weeks ago. I haven't been able to express my grief to others as well as you have. I've ask my daughters to watch this so they could get a better view 0f exactly how I feel. Thank you.

  • @PaulHuff-qg3qw
    @PaulHuff-qg3qw13 сағат бұрын

    My beautiful , loving wife Becca of 23 yrs. Passed away 4 yrs ago 2021. Everyone don't understand why I've secluded myself but when I go out I see married couples and everyone's happy and I feel like I'm the only one without a partner. Never be the same again

  • @jayneweathers
    @jayneweathers7 ай бұрын

    Wow, you covered everything I'm feeling! Thank you

  • @lifelosshope

    @lifelosshope

    7 ай бұрын

    Thank you so much Jayne for your encouragement commenting… sorry you have lost a loved one . Sending love ❤️ x

  • @jayneweathers

    @jayneweathers

    7 ай бұрын

    ​@@lifelosshope❤

  • @guadalupecortez7660
    @guadalupecortez7660Ай бұрын

    Thank you I lost my husband 31 days ago, after 52 years of marriage I was 21 then, every single word you say is what I have been going through and more My daughters have been very helpful, but I don’t want to take away their family time , they are also grieving, I love them so much they miss their father. Am just hoping and praying that with time it will get easier 🙏. Thank you You said just what I feel 🥲💔

  • @Trifle177
    @Trifle177Ай бұрын

    I lost my 48 yr old husband just 12 weeks ago. We were together for 30 years. Just 18 when we got together 😢❤

  • @chinkids2762
    @chinkids276229 күн бұрын

    10 weeks ago my mom lost her soul mate at the age of 82, she is devastated, they were married 15 years. The only stable unconditional loving relationship she's ever known. It's heartbreaking and panic inducing!

  • @chinkids2762

    @chinkids2762

    29 күн бұрын

    Jean, do you have any advice for me to help my mom get through this horrible scary time for her?

  • @kathybouschor3450
    @kathybouschor34504 ай бұрын

    Very comforting words. Thank you.

  • @lifelosshope

    @lifelosshope

    3 ай бұрын

    Be gentle on yourself.. sending love and prayers as you navigate this tough sad time x

  • @janingham1823
    @janingham18233 ай бұрын

    Omg. You said everything how I feel. Thank you for acknowledging my pain.

  • @lifelosshope

    @lifelosshope

    3 ай бұрын

    So sorry that you are going through this tragic time and sending you love and comfort 🥰 x

  • @MM-yi9zn
    @MM-yi9zn8 ай бұрын

    No one says these grief feelings better than this lady. Are numerous videos on this but every word she utters is ABSOLUTE TRUTH. Nobody knows except unless you go through it. Truth is you’re left alone. Mornings are worst. Can’t thank you enough.

  • @user-fw9yc3ss2n

    @user-fw9yc3ss2n

    7 ай бұрын

    that's what i thought too

  • @starstuff5958

    @starstuff5958

    7 ай бұрын

    mornings are awful but so are afternoons and night and the middle of the night and then it's morning tears again.......will this grief never end

  • @lifelosshope

    @lifelosshope

    7 ай бұрын

    Thank you so much for taking time to comment.. this video was raw and vulnerable for me too. Sorry for your loss and sending love ❤️

  • @lifelosshope

    @lifelosshope

    7 ай бұрын

    So sorry for your loss ❤️

  • @lifelosshope

    @lifelosshope

    7 ай бұрын

    Thank you .. just sorry we all know this devastating heartbreak…. sending love 💕 x

  • @sarahehiaguina8324
    @sarahehiaguina832429 күн бұрын

    All am asking God for every day is strength because am losing my strength.😢😢 The pain is much on me

  • @sharroncalundan7794
    @sharroncalundan7794Ай бұрын

    Lost my husband 7 years ago after 32 years. I was 68 and he was 79. We had a magical time. Fortunately I was still working part time and did so til 72. Lots of friends and relatives helped. His adult children and grandchildren helped and still help. What I miss the most is reaching for his hand during the night or him reaching for mine. I miss the embrace and kiss during communion. I miss having a glass of wine outside enjoying our garden. I miss the simple things. Have made new friends, even have someone to dance with at our club. I have enough money to enjoy things, so many do not. Today is a “good” day. Still think of him. A minute from now I could hear a sound, a word, a song, a smell, anything and become melancholic. However, we must go on.

  • @russebert5230
    @russebert52305 күн бұрын

    She has spoken exactly how I feel after losing my wife recently I just don’t know what to do without her

  • @formulared8491
    @formulared84913 ай бұрын

    I lost my wife Karyn from ovarian cancer last November 2023 I’m going through everything you mentioned and I’m holding her pillow crying sometimes thank you for the emotional video takes also courage to talk about it 🙏

  • @mangisty1007
    @mangisty10078 ай бұрын

    You just expressed every single feeling I have and captured the depth of loss...do you have videos of your journey?

  • @lifelosshope

    @lifelosshope

    7 ай бұрын

    Thank you so much for your kind words.. you can follow lifelosshope on Facebook too and there are lots of other videos on KZread.. sorry for your loss ❤️

  • @nancymoore8939
    @nancymoore89392 күн бұрын

    It's not easy. The lonely days even though you are busy. The special day that comes and goes.i lost my husband 10 years ago and it still hurts. I'm busy, I work I have friends but no one knows till they are in the same circumstance the pain you feel. God bless and believe, have faith.

  • @fshafly2
    @fshafly25 ай бұрын

    Your insights are so profound! What else can I say? Tears were falling as I listened. Thanks so much for sharing. My wife of 51yrs has been gone now for 16 months. She was the ground I stood on...

  • @lifelosshope

    @lifelosshope

    5 ай бұрын

    Your comment touched me greatly.. 51 years together with your wife is a lifelong love ❤️ so heartbreaking for you. Sending love and comfort as you navigate this year x

  • @dinacriswell7306
    @dinacriswell73063 ай бұрын

    You are a blessing Thank you so very much 🙏 May God bless your heart for sharing and caring for us in the journey of grief

  • @lifelosshope

    @lifelosshope

    3 ай бұрын

    It’s such a comfort to know that we aren’t alone going through the darkest times.. we have God & each other.. sending love ❤️ x

  • @nicolapicola4502
    @nicolapicola4502Ай бұрын

    Everyone is like, "Just get on with it, carry on as normal". Feels like a parallel universe. Thank God I'll see him again ❤😢🙏

  • @edschmitt541
    @edschmitt5417 ай бұрын

    ESchmitt Thank you for articulating so well what I am dealing with. When we got together 12 years ago, I knew that I would outlive her and that was the way that it had to be. Little did I know how hard it would be. Had no clue. By far the hardest thing ever.

  • @lifelosshope

    @lifelosshope

    6 ай бұрын

    12 years is a long time together and somehow even when we know death is coming.. nothing prepares us for the shocking reality and pain. So sorry for your loss and sending love 💕 x

  • @maryannmartinez9425
    @maryannmartinez94254 ай бұрын

    I cry so much all the time

  • @lifelosshope

    @lifelosshope

    3 ай бұрын

    Hi Mary .. crying is a relief and natures way of expressing the pain you’re feeling.. tears are liquid prayers .. so sorry you’re going through this. Sending love 🥰 x

  • @maza12591
    @maza12591Ай бұрын

    Every word you said and statement you made is so real to me! Thank you for sharing your experience. I lost my fiancee, best friend and mother of our newborn daughter. Raising our daughter on my own while nurturing her and experiencing grief has been the hardest challenge of my life. What do you do when you lose your other half? When you know you’ll never share in the dreams we shared of a lifetime together with our daughter! I see her in our daughter everyday. I’m so grateful and blessed for the time we had and for the daughter we created but the hole in my soul is so deep I’m not sure how to heal fully. Thank you again sincerely for sharing your message! Blessings to you and your family 🙏🏽

  • @briancoury2122
    @briancoury21227 ай бұрын

    That was a brilliant synopsis of my life’s emotional journey the last 22 months. So glad I came across this video.

  • @lifelosshope

    @lifelosshope

    7 ай бұрын

    So sorry for your loss Brian .. guess your other half died .. it’s a tragic and tough path that nobody chooses.. sending love 💕

  • @briancoury2122

    @briancoury2122

    7 ай бұрын

    Yes, my wonderful wife of 35 years Sandy, suddenly and unexpectedly in Feb 22. That is when my life, as I knew it, ended. Trying to navigate this new dark, unfamiliar, frightening path, hoping it leads to some light.

  • @lifelosshope

    @lifelosshope

    7 ай бұрын

    Sorry to hear about your wife’s sudden death.. that’s heartbreaking after so many years together. As you say the devastating path is tough .. sending you love 💕 thanks for sharing .. x

  • @deborahwillis4466
    @deborahwillis4466Ай бұрын

    Thank you so much. Everything that you said was exactly how I felt. I just couldn't put it into words! I lost my husband 6 months ago, and you have given me hope. Thank you again.

  • @kyrils9286
    @kyrils9286Ай бұрын

    Everything you have said here could not have been explained better. I feel so incredibly lonely. I lost my partner of 12 years in March 2024. He was only 47 years old. Everyone has moved on in life and I’m still trying to navigate my grief journey. The moments when a wave hits me so hard it brings me to my knees and I’m crying so hard I don’t even recognize who this person inside me is. Nobody understands or gets it. People want to talk about only happy things. They will listen but then I feel the “here we go again with this grief talk” feeling. This journey is unfortunately something I have to go on by myself.

  • @RosettaFisher-kk1xc

    @RosettaFisher-kk1xc

    Ай бұрын

    Lost my sweet Chuck after 15 years on march 30 ,2024 . I agree it is so devastating! Even though I know I too will leave this earth and people will grieve me BUT knowing one day ……. We will see Jesus and our the love of our lives

  • @chinkids2762

    @chinkids2762

    29 күн бұрын

    @Rosetta my mom lost her Chuck March 29th, she is destroyed, I'm trying to help her. My mom is 82 and her widows fog and her mobility has become so debilitating! She is suffering, we have walked her through everything up to this point and hope to help her renew and rebuild the life that she still has!

  • @chinkids2762

    @chinkids2762

    29 күн бұрын

    They were married 14 years and together 15 altogether.

  • @RosettaFisher-kk1xc

    @RosettaFisher-kk1xc

    29 күн бұрын

    @@chinkids2762I know your mom is suffering. It’s the most unbearable pain . You keep wanting to wake up and find out it was all just a bad dream and at each passing day you know the chance of that happening is not going to happen one thing that this has taught me is to have more compassion for people that lose their loved ones even when we know they’re in heaven waiting on us it’s a grief that can’t be described! Especially when you lose your soulmate . I will be praying for you and your mother.

  • @chinkids2762

    @chinkids2762

    29 күн бұрын

    Thank you, healing prayers for your heart, my friend 🧡

  • @eileendonaghy6953
    @eileendonaghy6953Ай бұрын

    Every word you said is how im feeling. The physical pain is what shocked me the most. At times, I couldn't breathe. You have to find yourself again, but you will never be the person you were before your loss😢 10 months now 💔

  • @kirkb2286
    @kirkb22866 ай бұрын

    You are so on point….I lost my wife of 32 years a month ago……one month later my mother died….I can’t thank you enough for your wonderful video……it has truly blessed me

  • @lifelosshope

    @lifelosshope

    5 ай бұрын

    That’s a massive loss for you with your wife and mother .. how tragic. I pray you find support that helps you navigate this tragic situation. Sending love and prayers. I’m glad this video blessed you.. thank you for sharing your thoughts 🥰x

  • @barbaramednick4974
    @barbaramednick49744 ай бұрын

    Thank you for this insightful and heartfelt video; it really spoke to me because it is exactly how I am feeling. My husband of 40 years passed away on Feb. 3, 2024 and his Memorial Service was yesterday and it was sad. It beautiful. It was 3 weeks from the time he went to ER until his death at 72….❤

  • @Simsane
    @SimsaneАй бұрын

    That's how it felt to me. Like half of me was just ripped away. My husband died exactly 4 months ago today on January 21st 2024. Three weeks before our 40th anniversary. I miss him more than I can express. Your words completely express everything I am feeling. Thank you. I wish none of us ever had to feel this pain.😢

  • @moniclare4214
    @moniclare4214 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you for voicing and echoing every bit of my grief and its pain . having so much pain but being treated as I'm invisible amplifiesevery single bit of this cruel pain. So I thank you for voicing and acknowledging the pain for what it is and how it dominates ones world. To fight against the pain is exhausting and somehow makes the briefing more intense . the more its spoken of it rases

  • @lifelosshope

    @lifelosshope

    Жыл бұрын

    So heartbreaking to hear of your loss .. it’s exhausting and lonely. Thanks for sharing .. your pain matters and we need not to journey alone . Sending love and prayers 🙏❤️

  • @moniclare4214

    @moniclare4214

    Жыл бұрын

    @@lifelosshope thank you for your reply xxx it means a lot to be acknowledged for the pain one is going through each day. To find myself in a world that is alien is frightening and lonely. I am listening to your videos and am so relieved to hear the harsh truth spoken. God bless you and protect you each day xxx

  • @lifelosshope

    @lifelosshope

    Жыл бұрын

    I hear your pain .. it’s like fear and anxiety being in an alien world going through the motions when grieving. Where are you watching from ? There’s my page on Facebook too with more support for the journey and opportunities to connect with you and others. Hope and light I will carry for you until you can see your way through. Prayers and love ❤️ x

  • @moniclare4214

    @moniclare4214

    Жыл бұрын

    @@lifelosshope again thank you for your caring and thoughtfulness . In the eighteen months of grieving , you are the only person who has reached out acknowledging my pain , my aching numbess Thank you. Each day, I do try to shake off the heaviness, and I have just started to self care in as much as I now try to eat nutritious food once a day. I also , instead of fighting against exhaustion, am accepting my body, brain and soul need that rest at the present time. I am living in Nottinghamshire England. I will find you on Facebook -:) . God bless xxx stay safe xxx

  • @lifelosshope

    @lifelosshope

    Жыл бұрын

    Hi again.. I am in West Sussex and happy to video call if you want any more support. Great you’re taking steps to self care and replenish your depleted capacity.. maybe watch the videos on Early grief days and self care. Reach out to others in a bereavement group or church community as often it’s about imitating what you need. Sadly, society is grief illiterate but we can start to educate others by speaking out & saying what we need… here for you 🙏❤️ X

  • @householdsix1307
    @householdsix130727 күн бұрын

    this describes me perfectly. I lost the love of my life april 2024.

  • @janetvickers7993
    @janetvickers7993Ай бұрын

    Im nearly 4 years a widow and i feel everything you said is how i feel even now. Im so angry with the universe. This horrible rare disease that took my husband of 39 years so randomly and quickly was cruel. I feel I failed to protect him even though no one survives Sporadic CJD I still feel I let him down because I couldnt stop him from dying and when i took him into hospital neither of us knew he was never coming home again.

  • @xarifacooper1399
    @xarifacooper13993 ай бұрын

    I am dreading the 28th of March which would have been our 60th wedding anniversary. My husband died lOctober 2023 60 years almost to the day that we first met. The mass of administration kept me busy so that I coped with Christmas but now things have calmed down I feel the lonliness and grief more acutely than ever. It is good to have found this site and know there are others feeling the same.

  • @lifelosshope

    @lifelosshope

    3 ай бұрын

    That’s heartbreaking to hear of the loss of your beloved husband.. 60 years is a lifetime together.. your grief is very raw and recent. It hits hard in a new year and on the anniversary’s.. sending love to you x

  • @user-fw9yc3ss2n
    @user-fw9yc3ss2n7 ай бұрын

    thank you ,your description of losing a spouse perfectly put, i thought something wrong with me,, why no one call me? ,except for my children of course ,,but our common friends? now i know ,thank you.

  • @starstuff5958

    @starstuff5958

    7 ай бұрын

    wow, I get that..did everyone forget me all of a sudden or was the death of my husband contagious???

  • @lifelosshope

    @lifelosshope

    7 ай бұрын

    It can seem like the world doesn’t acknowledge us in grief and it’s often sadly our closest friends that can no longer deal with seeing us .. so sorry for your loss ❤️

  • @rosefenton3005
    @rosefenton3005Ай бұрын

    You have covered so much to help others. Thank you dear.

  • @eleanorbenner1885
    @eleanorbenner18852 ай бұрын

    It's only been 8 months for me. Losing my husband of almost 68 years is so hard.

  • @MarianAnne
    @MarianAnne2 ай бұрын

    I lost my wonderful husband Raymond 18th January 2024 the pain & sadness is unbearable we were married 63 years i have three daughters who donot understand how feel they are not helping me one bit .

  • @virginiasummer2619
    @virginiasummer26194 ай бұрын

    The world is made for couples. It’s so frustrating to mark the single box- after 35 years together, I’m NOT single, I’m widowed. Not the same thing. I had no choice in the matter. I miss having coffee with him in the morning, him sleeping next to me, having supper every night together, even having arguments. I’ve learned to enjoy some aspects of aloneness because I must. But I also keep a cold beer in the fridge for him. Good video.

  • @southernborn1358

    @southernborn1358

    4 ай бұрын

    I’m the same way as you-after 35 years together/33 married. I became a widow at 56, now I’m 58. I have some happy times, but I’m not the same person I was. I’m still physically in pain 2 years away. I have some of my family with me, and I’m so grateful. But I’m tired. I’m hurting.

  • @lifelosshope

    @lifelosshope

    3 ай бұрын

    You’re so right.. grief is exhausting and painful.. so sorry to hear that you’re understandably missing your husband so badly.. it changes everything. Be gentle on yourself and sending love and comfort to you x 🥰

  • @user-lb4yp4sl4y
    @user-lb4yp4sl4y5 ай бұрын

    My wife passed away in 2022 after an almost seven year struggle following a severe stroke. I don't believe I will ever be happy again.

  • @rositahuff4858
    @rositahuff48588 ай бұрын

    …my jim was so wonderful…he was intelligent, kind, funny loving, my best friend….I will miss him until I am aloud to see him again……

  • @lifelosshope

    @lifelosshope

    7 ай бұрын

    Thank you so much for your comment .. your Jim sounds a lovely man. So sorry for your loss and pain ❤️ Sending love

  • @TheUnknownSwan
    @TheUnknownSwan6 ай бұрын

    I lost my man on 12/2/23, but it feels like time stopped ever since. I'm not sure what day it is. It's been a horrible situation with his family. Please, I am waiting for him to come home. He was on his way home trying to get home to me. I need to hold him. He is my safe place. I need him. I'm not sure what to do. I can feel him still, but he isn't here. Please, god no, please don't do this, is this real??? Am I real? Where is he??? Please change this. I can't live the rest of my life on this planet without him. I can't do this!!!

  • @user-fw9yc3ss2n

    @user-fw9yc3ss2n

    4 ай бұрын

    so sorry ,it is an unbearable pain ,i know ,,lost my wife 8 month ago,, no one know and understand this pain until he goes through it ,, loosing a spouse is like using half your body , more than any loss, he is your everything, your sole mate ,, may god bless and protect you ,and all of us who lost ours,,

  • @michelerivera3055

    @michelerivera3055

    4 ай бұрын

    So sorry you are going through such pain. I have had to let my husband go. Holding on to him was excruciating and killing me. I had to let go for my own mental state. I have to say I can at least function now. But I have to tell myself to let go. After knowing my husband for 49 years, it is so hard. But he’d want me to live so I trudge ahead, one day at a time.

  • @misstbikini
    @misstbikini29 күн бұрын

    Im so sad, its overwhelming

  • @stevepollard2169
    @stevepollard21697 ай бұрын

    We had been saving and working for our new life abroad planning everything for the future. But a sudden diagnoses of cancer was not in our plans, now 6 months later,nothing, just emptiness.

  • @lifelosshope

    @lifelosshope

    6 ай бұрын

    That’s so tragic to hear.. loss can hit so unexpectedly when we have beautiful plans ahead .. understandable that your life feels empty and lonely.. sending love 💕 and know you’re not alone on this journey x

  • @lydiamoore142
    @lydiamoore1424 ай бұрын

    Bless you for posting this.

  • @lifelosshope

    @lifelosshope

    4 ай бұрын

    Appreciate your encouragement.. sorry it’s a tough, painful journey that I guess you’re on also. Sending love and prayers 🥰 x

  • @barbaraoconnor5281
    @barbaraoconnor5281Ай бұрын

    So sorry for your loss, may God bless you and your family. I am so very overwhelmed by LOSS. The hits keep coming.

  • @jn3098
    @jn30983 ай бұрын

    This will never pass trying to go on for my kids. 😢😢

  • @matthewbonner2261
    @matthewbonner226123 күн бұрын

    I Loved what you’re saying…..and feel connected to You , I’m there with You !

  • @marilynmouton9818
    @marilynmouton98184 ай бұрын

    Thank you for a beautiful message 💜

  • @lifelosshope

    @lifelosshope

    3 ай бұрын

    Thanks for your encouragement.. so tough to journey through such painful loss. Sending you love and prayers x

  • @CarnivoreSeventyOne
    @CarnivoreSeventyOne6 ай бұрын

    Wow you really know! Thank You for sharing. I’m not alone.

  • @lifelosshope

    @lifelosshope

    6 ай бұрын

    you’re not alone .. it’s when others share their story that our solidarity comes and we feel connected to their vulnerable allies us to be authentic.. this helps grief ti be expressed and healing to begin. Sending love 💕 x

  • @melodystevens526
    @melodystevens5263 ай бұрын

    This is exactly how I feel. Thank you very much.

  • @lifelosshope

    @lifelosshope

    3 ай бұрын

    It’s so heartbreaking Melody .. so sorry you’re going through this painful loss. Sending love and comfort x

  • @jwhite1974
    @jwhite19744 ай бұрын

    Thank you for this video. I lost my wife 3 weeks ago. The emotions are through the roof. I miss her so much. I feel lost, lonely, sad, confusesd, and don't know where to turn. I never thought I would be a widow at 49.

  • @sunshinelong9184

    @sunshinelong9184

    4 ай бұрын

    Hi. I do not know you. But I lost my soulmate 3 days ago. And I can empathize with you. My emotions to are through the roof. And my body aches. I feel a weakness so bad I barely walk. I managed to get myself in a tub and wash my body. Ate just enough food to stay alive. I keep looking at my phone expecting him to call. And text. Everything about him. I knew and he knew me. No trying. No forcing. Everything was just there. I am a believer in God. But I must tell you it is very hard to have Faith right known. If you would like to talk. We can. Just lmk. I guess I could talk to someone who truly understands what I am feeling to.

  • @lifelosshope

    @lifelosshope

    3 ай бұрын

    So heartbreaking to read your comment and how raw your emotions are as you’ve lost your soulmate so very recently.. the physical pain is real and the shock affects you badly.. am sending love and comfort as you navigate this terrible loss.. 🥰 x Try to find support as it really helps to share with someone who understands.. 🙏 x

  • @andrewgreen6429
    @andrewgreen6429Ай бұрын

    You’ve just made me cry. I will be facing this at some point not so far away. My wife has stage 3 cirrhosis bordering 4. I have a history of anxiety and depression, my Dad died in December. Will I ever get through it? ❤

  • @shannmarks3605
    @shannmarks36053 ай бұрын

    Thank you so much for taking the time to put the exact words to this dark journey. Everything you’ve said is so accurate.

  • @janinewright1152
    @janinewright11526 ай бұрын

    Beautifully articulated and every word true for me xx

  • @lifelosshope

    @lifelosshope

    6 ай бұрын

    Thank you Janine .. sending love 💕 sorry for your loss x

  • @lilig7955
    @lilig79552 ай бұрын

    Very true. Thank you for sharing.

  • @janetgreenler7602
    @janetgreenler76026 ай бұрын

    I am so glad I have found you!! I lost my husband of 53 yrs. Married and 5 years dating. Your words are exactly what I am feeling. People think that life goes ons but it’s such a painful journey. Thank you!

  • @lifelosshope

    @lifelosshope

    5 ай бұрын

    Thank you Janet .. that’s so heartbreaking to loose your other half .. you were together a lifetime. Take time to grieve and be gentle on yourself. Sending love and comfort x 🥰

  • @zamanehzamani8984
    @zamanehzamani89844 ай бұрын

    Oh God, thanks for this talk. These are what I m going through 😢😢😢

  • @lifelosshope

    @lifelosshope

    3 ай бұрын

    I’m so sorry that you’re going through this terrible loss.. sending love and comfort x

  • @beatleme2
    @beatleme24 ай бұрын

    lost my wife of 13 yrs 8 1 23 to cervix cancer tumor she/we thought was menopause n butt pain within 3 mths today would been our anniversary yesterday was her birthday just was 50 at the time, winter, holidays and newyearseve really hit hard a new year without her, no kids together, we were caretakers for my mom now she's been a caretaker of me.. lost 20 pounds get 4 hrs of broken sleep with sominex, couldnt sleep went on 2 antidepressants but only took them one n twice and stopped due to horror stories of withdraws ever needing to come off n while on them.. What helps, my mom n sis who comes by here n there, have no friends tho ive tried, guided meditations and leaning on Jesus and sermons

  • @lifelosshope

    @lifelosshope

    3 ай бұрын

    That’s tragic to loose your dear wife .. as you say a new year is hard to enter without your loved one who won’t be present in it. Glad you have comfort in your mum, sister and our Lord Jesus. Sending love and comfort x

  • @izabelapiszczek4287
    @izabelapiszczek42876 ай бұрын

    You couldn't be more accurate verbalizing what I'm feeling at the moment. Thank you for giving me hope...

  • @lifelosshope

    @lifelosshope

    6 ай бұрын

    Hope is an anchor that we can cling to .. I’m sorry for your loss and sending love 💕 x

  • @izabelapiszczek4287

    @izabelapiszczek4287

    6 ай бұрын

    @@lifelosshope 💕

  • @MyandreaBester
    @MyandreaBesterАй бұрын

    I lost my husband 3 weeks ago and my heart is hurting idk how to move on from this 😢😢😢

  • @harrydeanbrown6166
    @harrydeanbrown61666 ай бұрын

    Outstanding expression of some inexpressible feelings.

  • @lifelosshope

    @lifelosshope

    6 ай бұрын

    Thanks Harry for your kind words of encouragement.. it was a hard video to make but I felt those things needed to be aired and given significance.. sending you love.. you’re not alone as we journey together 💕 x

  • @Radioman7788
    @Radioman7788Ай бұрын

    Thank you. I miss my Sandy

  • @MrClarkwh
    @MrClarkwh3 күн бұрын

    Thank you for this.

  • @hubertlavelle7554
    @hubertlavelle75547 ай бұрын

    Thank you for this ,bless you

  • @lifelosshope

    @lifelosshope

    7 ай бұрын

    Sending love 💕 and thank you for your encouragement x