After a few minutes in the emergency room waiting area, we were called into a private room. Before the doctor even said a word, I knew what he was going to say. Lincoln had passed away. He’d had a heart attack.
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On the same weekend that we honored the three-year anniversary of my mother’s death, I now found myself a widow. It just didn’t make any sense. L
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turn another corner to find overwhelming sadness waiting for me. Grief is an emotionally, mentally, and physically exhausting process.
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mostly a blur as I was focused on just putting one foot in front of the other every day.
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But I couldn’t stay out of work forever. I was down to just one income and had to get back into the office.
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I also had to create new goals for myself now that I was alone. I decided to venture out and try new things.
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began writing. At first it was mostly a hobby, but eventually it turned into a part-time job.
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renegotiate new relationships with people as well
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About four years later, I was fortunate enough to find love again.