tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-361262695886252183.post4229548419677274244..comments2024-02-13T12:41:07.418-08:00Comments on Early Onset Alzheimer's - Encourage, Inspire, and Inform: Widows Don't Wear BlackL S Fisherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13080084793157616830noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-361262695886252183.post-85589149723962105912009-12-07T05:56:10.732-08:002009-12-07T05:56:10.732-08:00Is'nt it funny the labels we sometimes put on ...Is'nt it funny the labels we sometimes put on ourselves or get from others through life. I have never thought of you as a widow either. My adoptive granma never liked the word either. I know her sister once asked her after my granpa died when she was going to start "dating"? She said she was 68 years old and had no intention. She would always be "married" in her mind to granpa. Once and only once she said. That has stuck with me.Cindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04795575417352398001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-361262695886252183.post-2527538256549402082009-12-07T04:16:21.452-08:002009-12-07T04:16:21.452-08:00A husband is a gift, not a possession. I have been...A husband is a gift, not a possession. I have been that widow and then married again. I am going to enjoy every day with my husband and rejoice for the time we have together now. I realize that things will go downhill, but so far the coconut oil is helping. <br /><br />My current husband with dementia just turned 72 and got that global navigational system from me for his birthday. I am happy that home is programmed there so if he gets lost he can get home.<br /><br />Like you I am an author. My book just came out. <br /> http://www.gettingoffthenicenesstreadmill.com/Carol Noren Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10103922738438801967noreply@blogger.com