my wife passed away last month

Trying to Carry On After Losing Sandra 💔

Late last month my life changed forever. I became seriously unwell with severe breathing problems, and Sandra, my rock, called the ambulance for me. I was admitted to hospital with influenza and COPD, but sent home after a week because Sandra herself was not coping., she needed me there. She had congestive heart failure and her health was failing fast. Just two hours after I arrived home, I had to call another ambulance, this time for her. She was flown to Waikato Hospital, and that night Sandra died in my arms.

I cannot describe the pain of losing her. For the last three years after she became sick, I was her caregiver, and now the house is silent. The person I spent every day with is gone, and I am left shattered. The grief is overwhelming, and on top of it, I face problems I can hardly manage.

The landlord is selling the house, and I have nowhere to go. I have been too sick to work for weeks. I mow lawns to survive, but without my health and without a working car, I cannot even do that. The car needs urgent repairs just to get it back on the road.

I need to find a new place to live, clear out a lifetime of belongings we built together, pay moving costs, repair my car, and help with Sandra’s funeral expenses. I never thought I would be asking strangers for help, but I don’t have the strength or means to do this on my own. Please, if you can, please help me through the darkest time of my life. I would be forever grateful!