Hi -
I'm one of those people who have been away from the boards for a while. I think you joined us while I was away. I'm sorry you lost your husband, but I'm glad you're here.
I'm doing a play as a way to feel normal once in a while. It's something I did all the time before my husband died. I decided this was going to be the one place I didn't tell anyone my sad story. So that can be an escape once in a while.
I pretty much did this, too, after the first year - how long has it been for you?
The big difference was, I went back to the club where my wife, Catherine, and I met. Most of the people there already knew my story; many of them had come to her wake and funeral. Like you, though, I hesitated to mention her death to anyone who was new to the club.
The lead actress in my show has been going around telling everybody that I had a heart-to-heart with her and told her about my story. Her and I have had all of two discussions. One was about how what we were going to drink on the weekend and the other was about how to do a British accent. I've never told anybody on the cast and I trust my friend so I don't know how she found out but now she's dragging my personal stuff out there on Centre stage. The exact place I didn't want it to be. It's as if she's getting off on some imaginary relationship we must have. Kind of sick.
Wow, that does seem lousy. It makes me wonder whether she's so desperate for attention that she can't stop and think about other people. And, I agree, that is rather sick behavior.
Now that this happened, how is everyone else behaving towards you? I hope they're being more considerate that she was.
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