Background
Jason and I met when we were 18…move-in day Freshman year at UW-Eau Claire. We were together all through college and got married the summer after we graduated in August, 2000. Our daughter, Anna was born November, 2001. Our sons Seth and Levi were born in July, 2003 and August, 2007. Life was good. On May 4, 2021 Jason was diagnosed with an aggressive, terminal brain cancer called Glioblastoma. After a 15 month battle with this cruel disease he passed away on August 4, 2021. To read more about his journey check out his Caring Bridge site.
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Somedays
Jason has been gone for 2 years, 7 months and 7 days. 950 days I have survived without him. Turns out dying from a broken heart isn’t something that actually happens…although living with one is also impossible…surviving, yes…actually feeling alive…eh. In just over 2 and a half years of being a widow I have learned…
Numb Blur
When all the days blur together and I go down a rabbit hole to remind myself that life can actually be more. The VoidI stare at theblankpage.EmptyEndlessVoidNo words flowLike waterFrom within.I am emptyEndless nothingVoid of meaningEven my tears have dried upIn the desert of my soulMy mask has becomeMy realityMy only constantLonelinessAnd life goes onEven…
Valentine’s Day 2024
This week I’ve been working extra hard to keep my mental/emotional state on an even keel despite some “landmines”. Sunday was the Super Bowl and the first year that I was home alone with no plans. Do I care about the Super Bowl….no…but it was one of those things that we always did…even if we were just…
There are things that we don’t want to happen but have to accept, things we don’t want to know but have to learn, and people we can’t live without but have to let go. –J Jareau
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Love, Tennis, and Cancer 