Side-swiped by a little thing.

It’s four years for me and if anything sets me off it will be music.
Billy Joel’s Always a Woman never fails.

Widowed 25 years but I'm instantly taken back to the beautiful, hot July morning of our wedding day if I ever hear "Just my imagination" by the Temptations.
Within seconds of the opening bars I'm in floods, music is just so powerful in stirring the emotions.

My DH died 4 years ago from Covid and most of the time obviously I’m fine. But two weeks ago, on the way to Center Parcs in Suffolk with the family, we stopped for lunch at a pub/restaurant. As we had my DD’s dog we sat outside. Two fast jet fighter planes roared overhead, very loud and low, my DH loved air shows and we went to lots of them, he would have loved the free display. It really got me and I shed some tears then, luckily I was wearing sunglasses so no one could see my tears.

He is still with you. Your memories keep him with you always. No one can take your memories away from you. Enjoy them. I thought I’d lost my beloved adored partner when he died unexpectedly. I was wrong…. he is with me every day.

I lost my son a year ago and yesterday just hearing someone singing happy birthday to a young girl absolutely banjaxed me because I’ll never sing that to him again. I was tearful on and off all day after that - the marathon made me cry, an advert for his old university made me cry and then the news that his partner is selling their house absolutely finished me off. Having said that I support and back her every inch of the way and I know it’s the right thing for her. Grief is awful though.

I still can’t listen to a song that was released just after my son died , the words were so triggering I hated it. 40 years later I turn off the radio every time I hear it.

Last year it played in a restaurant when we were on holiday, it was too difficult to leave, I sat at the table with tears quietly running down my face. Music is so emotional