I have often wondered of the married couples that come into our clinic, what happens to the surviving spouse when one of them passes away? Most of them have been married for 60+ years. How do you unwind your life from that of your beloved and move on? CAN you move on?
I'm not necessarily referring to material things ~ furniture, art work, the big screen television ~ because in some cases those will have to be dealt with if the surviving spouse is moving into an adult care facility or a smaller residence.
Last night I made a quick (3 1/2) round trip to my nieces house and during the ride I started thinking about this. Intently. Then I tried to overlay those thoughts on my marriage to Henry and asking myself what would happen if we were to divorce? What would happen to the "us" that has always been?
How would I unravel, unwind, disentangle myself from him and the life that took almost 11 years to build and just moments to tear to shreds?
I don't know who I am without him. And I should.
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