Let’s face it. No one is prepared for the death of their spouse, parents, children, or friends.
Grief can be overwhelming and debilitating. Sorrow is tenacious. It can be like an emotional octopus trying to strangle your ability to function. I found this out almost three years ago when my partner, Steve, died after we had spent
forty-nine years together.
Steve had been a brilliant chiropractic physician. I had been a successful high school teacher. We had enjoyed the good life. How could I go on living a productive and happy life? I started interviewing others who had lost their loved ones and wrote a book about coping with grief using their ideas and powerful quotes to give people strength.
I also went to a grief therapist, where I learned new strategies and coping skills. He told me that there was not a lot of literature out there for gay men who had lost their partners. Using many ideas I learned from my grief therapy sessions, I wrote a second book as a resource for gay men. Having said that, anyone could find the book helpful.
I think Jane Fonda said it best, “It’s never too late. Never too late to start over and never too late to be happy.” My books are extremely reader friendly. I hope you will purchase one for yourself or a friend on Amazon.
Ray Matlock Smythe
Visit Ray Smythe’s Amazon page and a full list of his books.
