history: Recently, my wife has lost a lot of loved ones. I have had to hold her in my arms several nights in a row while she cried to sleep. My wife has been really sad here recently_comma_ I've had to hold her while she cries herself to sleep at night. That is very sad. Did something recently happen to her? 
current: Shes lost a lot of loved ones this summer. We've been to 4 funerals, and the most recent one was really hard on her.
next: That is absolutely horrible. I hope she has a moment of happiness very soon. No one should have to deal with that much loss. 