I’m living proof of that. Incredibly hard.
My wife died from cancer a week before the 2020 election. She was bedridden for three years and I still wasn’t ready for it.
It took a few weeks for me to realize all couples have to go through this. And somehow they do.
My Dad died nine years ago at age 89. I don’t know how Mom carried on. She’s 95 and is in the hospital, not expected to live the night. She fell and broke a hip two days ago.