Reading Breathe by Joyce Carol Oates was a book I knew I needed to read once Jan was diagnosed. Despite the possibility that the book would trigger negative memories, I finally read Breathe. It was what I needed to read at this point in my journey. Ms. Oates wrote the book in 2019 after her husband, Charlie Gross, died. The novel is a story of love, loss, and loneliness. These are topics that I write about on this blog.
Jan Loved Me Thirteen Different Ways!
Estimated reading time: 0 minutes, 51 secondsThirteen months ago today, Jan, the love of life, died. Living one day at a time, I am grateful today and every day,
- For Jan’s love for me;
- For letting me love her;
- For the enduring love we shared;
- For our sons and our grandchildren;
- For how she transformed my life;
- For her smile that brightened the darkest days;
- For her Sweet Kisses;
- For her humor and laughing at my bad jokes;
- For walk and talk journeys;
- For her commitment to Tikkun Olam;
- For her green thumb;
- For her passion for life;
- For what “marriage is, this penetration of the soul by the soul of another in which bodies are but the medium.”
Our love will never die; it will only grow stronger every day!
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Breathe
All I Ever Needed Was Jan's Love
Estimated reading time: 0 minutes, 51 secondsAll I ever needed was Jan’s Love,
All I ever needed was Jan’s Love,
All I ever needed was Jan’s Love, Love,
Jan’s love is all I needed!
Epitaph: Love Never Dies
Estimated reading time: 0 minutes, 51 secondsMy daughter-in-laws Karen Tillou and Elyssa Nucero read Epitaph by Merrit Malloy at Celebrate Jan Day, April 24, 2022.
Love doesn’t die,
People do.
So, when all that’s left of me
Is love,
Give me away.