becoming the wife of a widower….from struggle to joy

Facebook Surprise

Posted by: Author on: August 6, 2009

So I was on Facebook today and noticed Superman became a fan of the group “Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Team in Training”.

I don’t know how to feel about it.  The late wife died from complications with leukemia.  When she had been in remission, she trained to run a marathon to raise money for research.  This Facebook group is the one I believe she was associated with.

It makes me wonder – why is he joining this group now?  Was he thinking about her today?  Did he just happen to notice a friend joined the group so he just did it with a click of a mouse? Or did he go looking for it?

It’s funny how small associations or things that remind me of her can make me feel so unsettled.  I probably should mention something in casual conversation.  I just don’t want to cause contention.  Sometimes when I get insecure about something and I bring it up it just makes things worse.  We shall see.

1 Response to "Facebook Surprise"

I understand how you feel and deal with that one often myself. Keep us posted on what you decide to do.

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To the WOW/GOW community:

I encourage you to leave a comment so others can benefit from your insight and questions. Many forums for wives and girlfriends of widowers/former widowers are not public. I am hoping that by being more public about what happens in our lives, others may be encouraged and some may become more understanding of what we experience. If you are concerned about your identity being discovered by people in your life, please use a screen name. (That's why I haven't disclosed by real name!) Thanks for listening and sharing. ~Author~

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