After Losing My Husband, a Family Discussion Surprised Me With a Source of Comfort I Didn’t Expect

at first, of sleeping on the very edge of our bed so I wouldn’t disturb him during those rare, precious stretches when he actually managed to rest peacefully.

That habit stayed with me for weeks after he was gone. I’d wake up in the middle of the night, still clinging to the edge of the mattress, and it would take a moment to remember there was no one continue reading …