[an error occurred while processing this directive]     Content Articles on Widow Recovery A Roller-Coaster Ride content by Linda Foldvik published: June 20, 2010 My name is Linda Foldvik. Unfortunately, I know a lot/too much about the topic of this section: being a widow. I lost my best friend, confidante, and husband 34 months ago. Not a day goes by that I don’t talk to him. We met in April, 1998. We fell in love, almost love at first sight. Orin and I were instantly compatible. We got married in June, 2000. While life itself wasn’t perfect, our life together, as it related to us, was perfect. We never had a cross word. Yes, of course, we had some minor disagreements. But we were never ugly toward one another. We had each been married earlier to other people who did not appreciate what they had. So, we each definitely knew what not to do. On March 2, 2004 our lives changes forever. Orin had a very mild stroke, from which he did fully recover physically. The stroke was caused by high blood pressure. It did leave him scared to death that the ‘big one’ would come any day. He had to take medicines to control his blood pressure. Unfortunately, those medicines took a real toll on him physically and mentally. The big stroke did occur on July 21, 2007. I found him crumpled on the floor in front of the stove. My life has changed forever. My goal in writing this weekly column s to help others deal with their lives by relating what has worked for me. I’ll ask hard questions and give some comment. I leave you with the thought -- Life as a widow is a constantly changing roller-coaster ride that you can neither control, willingly slow down, or get off of. All you can do is accept that fact and go with the flow. I welcome you to share your thoughts; through this column and/or directly to me, at widowlinda@gmail.com                                               email: support@femail.ca       Copyright @ 2010  femail.ca         site architecture + design by sweepstakes.ca       All rights reserved.