Help for today & Hope for tomorrow

Young and a widow

On December 20th, 2014 tragedy struck. It had been a great day for my family of four. Although my 9yr old son is not biologically my husbands their relationship said otherwise. We also have a daughter who was 6 mth old at the time. We had a great day that day doing sone last minute Christmas shopping and just hanging out at home. My husband left the house for about an hour to go visit with some friends and when he returned home he was ambushed as he step out of his truck. He was shot and killed for money. He had enough strength to make it to the door for my help, but as soon as he told me he had been shot he collapsed at my feet. I watched my husband take his last breathe as we waited for what seemed like forever for help to arrive. My problem is I dont want to face this is my life now without him and a single mother of two. Just when I think im doing ok even the smallest things remind me of him.

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Permalink Reply by Judy Davidson on March 30, 2015 at 10:40pm

Hi Patrice,

I am so sorry to hear about the tragic way your husband died. Thank you for sharing your story. I pray for nothing but the the best for you and your two little children. Communication is key to grief recovery so you're doing a great thing. Please reach out to anyone here on this site as we've all been in your shoes. You can look into a local grief group for your mom through www.GriefShare.org

Reach out to other members through the Network, Member Blogs and Forum Chats. The chat room tends to have more people in it at night. The Home Page has some good Blog Posts too. I pray the resources here provide Help for Today & Hope for Tomorrow. You take good care of yourself. BIG hug!