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<blockquote data-quote="SearchingForRainbows" data-source="post: 255453" data-attributes="member: 3388"><p>Linda,</p><p></p><p>I don't know what to say - I've thought about and prayed for you and your children every single day... I wish there was something I could do to help you get through this. Life isn't fair -What an understatement!!!</p><p></p><p>While I don't have any experience with what you're going through, before I met husband I was madly in love with someone else. From the moment I first saw him, I knew I had to get to know him better. Anyway, to make a long story short, I thought he was the man of my dreams. At the time I didn't know he was suffering from alcoholism. We ended up living together. He wanted to get married and start a family. I left him... His addiction ultimately ended our relationship. His addiction ultimately ended his life... </p><p></p><p>I know this isn't anything like what you've been through. I wasn't married to him, didn't have children with him, or at the time, any responsibilities to anyone other than myself. Even so, I struggled daily to make sense out of what happened. For months I had trouble sleeping. I kept on seeing his flag draped coffin in my mind... I kept on seeing the recently dug grave where he was laid to rest... I kept on seeing the flowers on his coffin, especially the white rose his youngest sister placed there... I NEVER would have gotten through this without the help of close friends. I was a complete mess... </p><p></p><p>Many times I've wanted to tell you this story - In fact, once, soon after your husband died, I sent you a PM. However, it was late at night, I was fried, hit a wrong button - My PM is probably still floating in cyberspace somewhere... I then decided that maybe it wasn't a good idea to tell you this. After all, what you're going through is so much worse in so many ways... Then, this morning, while reading what you've written, I decided to tell you a much abbreviated version of my story. So, while I can't really understand how difficult this is for you, I just want you to know that on some level, I can feel your pain. I hope this makes sense. It is so hard for me to write - Face to face contact is so much easier for me. </p><p></p><p>For me, the only thing that really helped was being with close friends and time, lots of time... I truly wish I could help you. Just know that while you may not believe this right now, and it's probably the last thing you want to hear, time will help. </p><p></p><p>If you ever want to "talk", you can always send me a PM. Keeping you and your children in my thoughts and prayers always... WFEN</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SearchingForRainbows, post: 255453, member: 3388"] Linda, I don't know what to say - I've thought about and prayed for you and your children every single day... I wish there was something I could do to help you get through this. Life isn't fair -What an understatement!!! While I don't have any experience with what you're going through, before I met husband I was madly in love with someone else. From the moment I first saw him, I knew I had to get to know him better. Anyway, to make a long story short, I thought he was the man of my dreams. At the time I didn't know he was suffering from alcoholism. We ended up living together. He wanted to get married and start a family. I left him... His addiction ultimately ended our relationship. His addiction ultimately ended his life... I know this isn't anything like what you've been through. I wasn't married to him, didn't have children with him, or at the time, any responsibilities to anyone other than myself. Even so, I struggled daily to make sense out of what happened. For months I had trouble sleeping. I kept on seeing his flag draped coffin in my mind... I kept on seeing the recently dug grave where he was laid to rest... I kept on seeing the flowers on his coffin, especially the white rose his youngest sister placed there... I NEVER would have gotten through this without the help of close friends. I was a complete mess... Many times I've wanted to tell you this story - In fact, once, soon after your husband died, I sent you a PM. However, it was late at night, I was fried, hit a wrong button - My PM is probably still floating in cyberspace somewhere... I then decided that maybe it wasn't a good idea to tell you this. After all, what you're going through is so much worse in so many ways... Then, this morning, while reading what you've written, I decided to tell you a much abbreviated version of my story. So, while I can't really understand how difficult this is for you, I just want you to know that on some level, I can feel your pain. I hope this makes sense. It is so hard for me to write - Face to face contact is so much easier for me. For me, the only thing that really helped was being with close friends and time, lots of time... I truly wish I could help you. Just know that while you may not believe this right now, and it's probably the last thing you want to hear, time will help. If you ever want to "talk", you can always send me a PM. Keeping you and your children in my thoughts and prayers always... WFEN [/QUOTE]
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