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On the Death of My Wife
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I recently lost my wife of nearly 25 years to a massive aneurysm. None of us is ever ready for such a traumatic event, and no-one's grieving path is ever the same as anyone else's. I share my whole heart in this story, raw emotion, confusion, memories and, most importantly, the ways in which my Christian beliefs have helped me along the path toward whatever my "new" life has in store for me.
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Ian Wilson
Proudly South African & Christian: writer, blogger, photographer and commentator. I'm passionate, sometimes - so shoot me. Or better still, interact with me.
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On the Death of My Wife - Ian Wilson
On the death of my wife
Copyright 2018 Ian Wilson
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Table of Contents
1. Author’s Foreword
2. The End
3. The Beginning
4. 24 years and 280 days later
5. The Memorials
6. My continuing path to healing
7. Step 1
8. Step 2
9. Step 3
10. Step backwards
11. Emotions out of Control
12. More steps
13. Epilogue
Acknowledgements
About the Author
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Author’s Foreword
According to many scientific studies, the death of a spouse is one of
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