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I was not interested in that sort of experience. I haven't been to one yet.
I actually felt better, just a bit, after talking to a neighbor whose own wife passed away 14 years ago. And to another acquaintance who has lost his second wife in October.
I hope you find what you are looking for.
Bereavement is a long process. No time line and no rules.
If there is a Hospice in your area most have Bereavement sessions and many are not just for families that had had someone on Hospice. So it is worth a call. Check churches in your area some have Bereavement sessions.
Another possibility contact the Alzheimer's Association and ask if they are aware of any support groups.
Alzheimer's and the loss you have had there can be a lot of what some may think of a guilt. The relief that this is over, relief that your husband is no longer suffering, relief that you will not have to care for him, relief that you can go back to what many consider a "normal" life. So many contradictory feelings and they are all normal.
I have kept myself busy, sometimes I wonder if I am away from the house too much maybe a therapist would say I am avoiding...who knows.
I have great days, and once in a while a song will come on the radio and I find myself crying. It has been almost 3 years. But there are times when it feels longer ago than that.
Like I said there is no timeline, no rules as to how you should feel and when.
I did not think I needed a Bereavement Support Group but I went anyway and I did something out of it.
Honor his memory, grieve the loss but live your life.