EMOTIONAL & MENTAL HEALTH FOR WIDOWS
The alarm bursts through the silence to tell me to get up and start another day. I was not asleep anyway. I do not want to start another day. But, I hear the cat meow for breakfast, feel the dog jump off the bed, and know the kids will need breakfast. Once again, I drag myself out of bed and mindlessly dress myself for another day of the lonely grind.
I gently awaken my children and encourage them to get ready for school. Through groans and grunts they stumble around getting dressed, brushing their teeth and whining that they do not want pancakes for breakfast. I tell them pop-tarts are not nutritious and they need to eat the pancakes. The cat is still meowing. I open his food and put it on the floor for him. The dog is patiently pacing, waiting for me to take him outside to relieve himself.
I grab a coat and walk outside with the dog. The brisk fall air smacks me in the face and I look around. The world is doing its routine. The sun is rising. The da…
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