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My paternal grandfather died only 2 months after my grandmother, his wife of more than 50 years. She was very sick for the last few years of her life, much of which was spent in a wheelchair. He took care of her largely by himself, including lifting her into & out of the chair, until the day she died. By the time she was buried--less than three days after her death--he was completely bedridden. Everyone assumed that it was grief, but it turned out that he was consumed with cancer and had simply been willing himself to keep going in order to care for her. When she passed away, he had no reason to keep fighting...he was gone in a matter of weeks.

For many long-term couples, it really does seem that a part of you dies with your spouse, sometimes literally.

"Once united, women should rule the world." --Naomi Zack

February 6, 2008 - 9:45pm

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