When you could no longer hope for a cure, you learned to hope for the peace that caring could bring, finding new depth in your experience of the remaining days. This is no less true of the time in which you find yourself now. Just as you were able to find meaning in the weeks and days when a life was fading away, you can find meaning in the months when you are putting your life back together without the presence of a loved one. When we have lost someone who has been very important to us for so many years, life is bound to feel empty and meaningless. One way of struggling with this sense of hopelessness is to remember that we are not alone as we face crises.
Most families draw together in such times.
Friends want to be helpful. Hospice staff provide support and care. You got through that difficult time because in so many ways you were surrounded, cared for, supported. You belonged to a circle of family and friends, you were part of the process of living and dying that is as old as humankind. That is a reason for hope.