Wow, Trusting - you have expressed so well the facets of LIFE that are the sustaining elements that can help us get through the relationship nightmares that we all share about here. I can truly see you writing an inspiring book one day...
You asked how I have been doing, and since I have not been keeping a thread going here, I can say that the challenges in my life have helped me begin to also view things similar to what you expressed.
My mother was diagnosed with lung cancer in June 08 and she had surgery to remove part of one lung, but she never got out of the hospital. Her cancer spread quickly and she died in August, during a tropical storm which had stalled over north Florida, causing rain and high winds for many days. We had gathered 14 family members and friends in her room, and we were singing her favorite songs to her. She passed while we were singing "Here comes the Sun". One hour later, after we all left the hospital, the storm passed too, and the sun came out for the sunset.
It's been a very difficult loss, However, during the time I was visiting her in the hospital, I started to feel a calling to help patients who might be close to passing. After I was laid off from my full-time job a few months ago, I completed volunteer training for hospice and have been visiting some nursing homes in my area. The love and care that I have shared from eye to eye, or heart to heart with individuals is beyond words.
I now believe that one thing that the Divorce Busting program should advocate more for GALing is reaching out to help others, because as you expressed so well in your previous post above, it really puts things in perspective.
My grandmother was, for many, many years, a LPN at Winter Haven hospital which overlooks Lake Martha. It is the hospital where my siblings and I all came into this world. It would be so wonderful if you ended caring for newborns and their families there!
Me 46 WAW 45 M 21 yrs
WAW: "I need to be alone" 12/06 W moves out 3/07 Mediation finalized 08/08
