Reading one of my late husbands books and found something really ironic
@shaggin (71662)
United States
October 2, 2015 12:03pm CST
Last night I finished reading Book #41 of 2015 which was "Wanda Hickey's Night of Golden Memories" by Jean Shepherd.
If you recall from my post yesterday it was my late husbands birthday.
So today when I went to look on my book shelf through the hundreds of books I own to read I decided to read one of the books that was his that he never got to read before he died. It is called "Cell" by Stephen King.
He bought this book before going into rehab to take it with him. I remember going with him that day to Barnes and Noble and him choosing the two newest Stephen King books that were on the shelf. This would have been in 2010 or 2011. I'm sure he had no idea what I discovered when I opened to the first page.
The events in this book took place on October 1st. That was yesterday and was my husbands birthday! How ironic is that. What makes it more ironic is that out of the hundreds of books on my shelf to read I pick the one that the day in it was yesterday!
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@DanieGirl80587 (2713)
• United States
2 Oct 15
I think it's some sort of sign. My condolences to you.
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@shaggin (71662)
• United States
2 Oct 15
Someone on facebook said the same thing that they believe in signs and that this was definitely a sign that he was there and guided me to reading that book at this time. I don't know what I believe. I just think its ironic. Last night I was really wishing someone was here to cuddle with me and make me feel better but then I realized just someone wouldn't be enough I wanted him to be here to hug me and I can't have that.
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@DanieGirl80587 (2713)
• United States
2 Oct 15
@shaggin No one will ever replace him like that or in your heart, but just remember he wouldn't want you to be alone forever and un happy.
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@shaggin (71662)
• United States
5 Oct 15
@DanieGirl80587 I have dated since. I am seeing someone now that I dated for a year a few years ago. I just feel that on certain dates they are reserved for memories of my husband and so those are days that I usually like to be alone. I don't want guys to expect me to do things with them when I really just want to sit and cry you know.
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@shaggin (71662)
• United States
2 Oct 15
It didn't really make me too much sadder thankfully. Some days the memories are unbearable even after all these years. I do truly wish he was here so I could share this irony with him. He would have laughed.
He wasn't much of a reader I never saw him sit and read a book. He only listened to them on audio tape. He bought these to take with him to rehab but he never read him. He was only there a few days before signing himself out.
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