Grief | Loss | Widowed Young

Getting Through the First Summer After My Wife Died

I was in denial because it was too painful to face

On a day trip with my children in August 2013, we spotted this squirrel near the crazy golf course in Stanley Park, Blackpool. Author’s photo

In the summer of 2013, I was in the early stages of grieving the loss of my wife Jane. Having lost my mum five years earlier, I felt very alone.