For the past three years, Mrs. James went to the nursing home every day to feed her husband lunch. Despite bad weather or feeling poorly, she still made it every day. Prior to that, she cared for Mr. James in her home. As he declined, Mrs. James changed her lifestyle more and more. Eventually, she stopped going to lunch with her girlfriends and seldom made it to church or her volunteer activities. She never complained. After all, wasn’t that what marriage was about? Shortly after their 65th wedding anniversary, Mr. James died. After the busyness of the funeral she had less and less to do. Mrs. James didn’t know what hit her.
When someone you love dies, you don’t just experience the loss of your loved one. You also experience secondary losses that occur as a result of illness and death and are often overlooked.
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