Michelle’s Story

Site created on December 15, 2018

On November 2, at 8:45pm, my life was irrevocably changed when my husband Gary died after a brief battle with Amyloidosis. He fought hard, and I was by his side through it all as his caregiver. 


This journal is my source of healing as I journey through this new, scary world of grief. Am I ready? No. Is it overwhelming? Yes. Will it be hard? I'd be surprised if it wasn't. Here I go...

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Journal entry by Michelle Maes

Today I'm struggling. 

I hate this. 

I feel so alone. 

I can't believe he's gone. It should have been me. He was too important to have been taken so young. 

I have no idea what I'm supposed to do, let alone what I'm actually doing. People think I'm okay, but I'm not. I hurt all the time. I'm always so tired. 

I don't think I'm ever going to be okay again. 

Gary deserved better. 
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