Hello everyone. This is my first post. I lost my wife, Terry, to ALS in May. She had the disease for a very short time. We knew it was a terminal illness but once it took her it was devastating. I had support from friends for the immediate weeks following her death. It seems to have dwindled down to just a couple of friends still checking on me. It seems that people just don't know what to say. Oh well. I have handled the life changes over the last few months well. I have started to hike. It seems that once I am on the trails there is a sense of peace all around. I just got off the Appalachian Trail and while I was on it it was wonderful. I had no fear or dread about dealing with my loss. Then once I got home it all floods back in. I am wondering if this is a normal thing or am I just running from reality? I hope this makes sense. Jon
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Hello everyone. This is my first post. I lost my wife, Terry, to ALS in May. She had the disease for a very short time. We knew it was a terminal illness but once it took her it was devastating. I had support from friends for the immediate weeks following her death. It seems to have dwindled down to just a couple of friends still checking on me. It seems that people just don't know what to say. Oh well. I have handled the life changes over the last few months well. I have started to hike. It seems that once I am on the trails there is a sense of peace all around. I just got off the Appalachian Trail and while I was on it it was wonderful. I had no fear or dread about dealing with my loss. Then once I got home it all floods back in. I am wondering if this is a normal thing or am I just running from reality? I hope this makes sense. Jon