Three months

Hard to believe that it has been 3 months since he passed away. I continue to learn. I continue to grieve. I continue to be surprised at life.He and I had such a full life. Even with diabetes. I only wrote about the diabetes here and I realize now I should have written more about our overall life. It was kind of amazing. We had 20 years together. We traveled so much before he had his heart attack 9 years ago. He took me backpacking in Europe with a train pass. We did a 2 week cruise through the Panama Canal. We used to go to Hualtaco Mexico every year. He took me to Hawaii, the big 50 for my "big 50" birthday party.The man loved buying jewelry and would shower me with gifts. Any occasion. And he loved giving me flowers. He made me laugh. Even on our very last trip in our little travel trailer....I can't tell you how many times we laughed about the little things in life, about the mistakes we made camping, or over our 2 chihuahuas.....who definitely had their own opinions about camping!I find myself focusing on the good memories. And I think that's what we all do when someone we love has passed away. Yet there are moments when I can't get past his diabetes and the all-consuming issues it brought to us on a daily basis. The constant, never-ending roller coaster ride of highs and lows, emotional outbursts, devastating threats....that had become a way of life the past few years.Life goe...
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