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Bereavement

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Duncanpup

(13,905 posts)
Sun Oct 1, 2023, 08:41 AM Oct 2023

Made my friend day yesterday she was happy. [View all]

A bad punctuation dyslexic ramble ahead.

A friend from grief group and i attended a wedding of a couple we both know and i let her drive the 2013 Mustang Shelby. To explain when i first met my friend in grief group i thought she was my age perhaps mid fifties reason in her visage and her activity level is of much younger woman.

And over these last eleven months she has been great friend she has widowed for eleven years and she is truly a good friend and a fine person who has helped me in over losing Elizabeth.

One day i ran into her and her daughter at the gym with my boys 18 & 19. I assumed her daughter then was her sister i introduced my fellas and she said this is my oldest daughter who is fifty turns out she is seventy years in age.

So I made her day yesterday in that over these last months we both have shared a lot with each other stories thoughts memories of our spouses. And she had told me that when her husband came home from Vietnam. The first car they bought was a Mustang Mach 1 i mentioned I have had two mustangs over the years and she said oh I’d love to drive it.

So yesterday I picked her up in route to the wedding and told the five foot hobbit you’re driving the Shelby. She was surprised and she drove one and half hours each way to and from. And i sat and listened to her repeat the same memories of her husband when they were young and first married and it made me feel great inside to see her so energetic and happy.

And yesterday is I realized the first time in these last eleven months that i have actually socialized with others besides family and work since losing Liz God I miss her no drama just facts and reality. She is in another realm yet I still love her so much.

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Another fine story. Ty Duncanpup Tetrachloride Oct 2023 #1
Hugs from a 70 year old lady right here. ggma Oct 2023 #2
You will always love her Duncanpup. LoisB Oct 2023 #3
You find much beauty in many aspects of life. magicarpet Oct 2023 #4
That's the thing about love... 2naSalit Oct 2023 #5
huuggggggss DP, and thank you for sharing this beautiful story. Your love niyad Oct 2023 #6
I know, me too Richluu Oct 2023 #7
Hugs to you Duncanpup. Your story left me with a smile on my face and a lump in my throat. Fla Dem Oct 2023 #8
❤️ littlemissmartypants Oct 2023 #9
Thank you, Dunc. This post makes my day. TygrBright Oct 2023 #10
Sounds like your kindness is bringing you kindness and some joy Wild blueberry Oct 2023 #11
love doesn't die. barbtries Oct 2023 #12
You are a very kind friend, Duncan. brer cat Oct 2023 #13
Beautiful Story Chicagogrl1 Oct 2023 #14
You, sir, a very good man. A real mensch. thatcrowwoman Oct 2023 #15
What an awesome story 😍 - thanks for sharing. n/t iluvtennis Oct 2023 #16
The love lives on. N/T Wah_Guy Oct 2023 #17
So happy to hear you had a great time! MOMFUDSKI Oct 2023 #18
The greatest of these is Love. onecaliberal Oct 2023 #19
💙 IrishAfricanAmerican Oct 2023 #20
What a beautiful post, thank you for sharing! CaptainTruth Oct 2023 #21
How lovely kanda Oct 2023 #22
Sounds like a RomCom Movie that I'd cry at the happy ending. Wonderful Post IA8IT Oct 2023 #23
You have a Shelby? rubbersole Oct 2023 #24
Lovely story Duncanpup gademocrat7 Oct 2023 #25
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