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Dear Abby: Widow Is Surprised She’s Ready for a Second Chance at Love
- A 63-year-old widow approaching the second anniversary of her husband's death reflects on her 40 years of caregiving in Oklahoma.
- She endured many physical and mental challenges in her husband’s last years, leading to isolation and neglect of her own health and appearance.
- Now eating healthy, losing weight, and trying to improve her appearance, she experiences intense feelings she thought were long gone but is unsure how to meet new people in her rural area.
- Dear Abby advises that her body is signaling life’s possibilities and encourages exploring activities to meet others, noting that caregiving is wearing but new companionship may be possible.
- This advice suggests she has a lot of life ahead and that hope and love can revive even after long hardship and loneliness.
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Dear Abby: 2 years after I was widowed, my body is reawakening
DEAR ABBY: In a few days, the second anniversary of my husband’s death will be here. We were together for 40 years. They weren’t easy years; he had many issues, both physical and mental. I was isolated because I didn’t want others to know the extent of what I lived with every day. I cared deeply for him, and as his wife, it was for better or worse. It has been hard, but I felt I was coping pretty well. I’m 63, and I thought my life was over. No…
DEAR ABBY: Widow ready to take a second chance at love
DEAR ABBY: In a few days, the second anniversary of my husband's death will be here. We were together for 40 years. They weren't easy years; he had many issues, both physical and mental. I was isolated because I didn't want others to know the extent of what I lived with every day. I cared deeply for him, and as his wife, it was for better or worse.
Dear Abby: Only after husband’s death did I realize that he was keeping me from living life
DEAR ABBY: In a few days, the second anniversary of my husband’s death will be here. We were together for 40 years. They weren’t easy years; he had many issues, both physical and mental. I was isolated because I didn’t want others to know the extent of what I lived with every day. I cared deeply for him, and as his wife, it was for better or worse.
Dear Abby: After my husband’s death, my body feels more alive than ever
Dear Abby: In a few days, the second anniversary of my husband’s death will be here. We were together for 40 years. They weren’t easy years; he had many issues, both physical and mental. I was isolated because I didn’t want others to know the extent of what I lived with every day. I cared deeply for him, and as his wife, it was for better or worse.
Dear Abby: I don’t know what my body is doing but this feeling is intense
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