Rudy and Denise: Last Post

Sunday, December 13, 2015

Last Post

I've decided to stop posting on the Rudy and Denise Facebook page and blog. Writing here started as something to pass along info on Rudy's progress quickly and efficiently. Later, writing here became a cathartic process. Now, it just makes me sad. I need to figure out my new life and I don't really want to do that online. I'll leave my posts open for awhile in case they can be helpful to others going through something similar.

By the way, these pages have been a gift in that they connected me with so many people who supported me in the worst of times. The comments, prayers, best wishes and more helped me more than anyone will ever know.

Life Can Change on a Dime

In October, 2014 my husband, Rudy, went to the doctor for what he thought was a mild case of bronchitis and it turned out to be stage 4 lung cancer. He passed away peacefully at 9:15am on May 7th, 2015. We had been married 36-1/2 years. I lost the love of my life.

We had lots of support from family and friends while Rudy was ill and those people have continued to support me as I try to make sense of life without Rudy.

This blog was originally started as a way to keep our loved ones informed of Rudy's journey. It became my journal. I had a hard time talking about how I was feeling, but writing about my feelings helped so much - it was a conversation with myself. If my friends want to know how I was doing and they were tired of hearing me say, "I'm OK", they could look here. But more than that, I found that this journal was help for others on a similar journey.