Four years on the sorrow of her passing is still deep

My wife of 34 years passed away on November 18, 2017, a victim of the dreaded ovarian cancer. We had celebrated our 34th wedding anniversary on June 11, 2017.

With a broken heart and tears I can honestly say this is by far the most difficult time ever. We lost our rock, my wife Virginia, my best friend, our world .. four years ago ..it still hurts just as bad today as it did the day we lost her.

I met my wife in 1980 and we fell in love. My parents vehemently opposed this which only strengthened my will to continue. I visited her home often, and being a hotelier her parents too advised her not to associate with me. Despite all the opposition, she stood by me through thick and thin.

We were married on June 11, 1983, and we had two children, daughter Ashanti and son Wiranga.We are grandparents to a lovely 11-year- old Luvana – our daughter’s daughter.

I’m a stickler for neatness and quick to lose my temper when things are not to my satisfaction. She would tell me much later very politely, “You could’ve said it in a more subtle way” - that made me feel so ashamed.

My wife and I’ve been down the long and winding road, weathering many a storm together.

Four + years into my walk in the valley of grief, I’ve resigned myself to the truth that this is a life sentence. At the end of my time here on the planet, I will either be reunited with my wife in some glorious mystery, or simply reach my last day of mourning her loss. Wasanthakumar