After her husband passed away,my neighbor just sighed.

Nothing as painful as loosing your better half. The emptiness she felt no one seems can fill it . She was looking and missing for the company of his hubby. We can help by talking to her in our vacant hour, share some foods and have a talk over a cup of coffee. We can also encourage her to do some flower gardening at the backyard , in this way attention would be diverted . Invite her also for a brisk walking just along the neighborhood , this also can help her health. Soon she will improve her condition and will learn to live life alone with happiness.

I guess she is really sad and keep her feelings inside. I think it's better to be an ear to hear her sadness because maybe she really need someone listening to her often it can made her feelings to be lighten. She maybe doesn't want to talk about it right now because it's still recent and talking about it would make her so sad all over again so she try to keep it inside. However I think if she ever want to talk about her sadness be ready for her, to listen to her.

It is not easy to forget your mate who has been with you for more than 4 decades. She is in grieving for sure. 6 months is not a very big time. She would come out of her grieving with time. She need to have her space and understanding people around her.. You guys are doing all you can. May be she needs someone who she can talk to. Try to give her time and talk to her and she would be ok in few months. Time is a big healer.

Someone should always go to her place and talk with her. Even if it means just listening to her talk , it would help her. It will be an outlet for whatever she is feeling. Cry if she must, just so he can let her feelings out, so she will be okay after that. As to her being sad, that's natural because she was with her husband for 40 years. I think her children should be notified of her condition.

Loosing loving partner hurt so much specially at this age. Nobody can heal her wounds but one can definitely make her happy by talking to her, spending time with her. You did not mention about her kids. Has she got children because they can make her happy.At last i want to say it"ll take some time to be normal, you must be trying to make her calm

The love they had is really something for the old lady keeps on missing her husband. I pity her and I am lonely for her. It is so hard to lose someone you love and it is so hard to deal with the feeling of emptiness. Hope she will get well soon... And you are so good for showing how you care.

Visit her. Draw her out. Let her talk about her husband, even if it makes her cry . Do you or other neighbors have small children? Most children know no strangers, and this lady isn't really a stranger, any way. Does she have a skill that one of the neighbors would like to learn? Does she like animals? If so, take a cat, dog or other animal to her room for a visit. Bottom line, get her involved in something. Let her know that she is part of the neighborhood, and you are concerned about her, but it is not necessary to tell her so, show her. She'll probably resist at first but be persistent.

The lady is surely missing her husband. Constant visit and talk with her every day will help her feel that she is not alone. Ask your neighbors to visit her every day or even greet and talk with her for a while- that will lessen her loneliness.

Maybe you could invite her over your house and spend time with her. Leaving her home for a while could somehow make her forget sad memories about her husband.

Losing someone you have lived with for nearly five decades can be very devastating and there isn't long enough time to cure that pain. That couple merely hasn't been used to live without each other and this is the most painful part - your significant other is gone and you have to move on by yourself. Tough task you have, guys, but this old lady really needs help to move on. I am not talking about new relationship, but just to learn how to live without her loved one. First of all, she must not be left alone for long periods of time so that she won't stay alone with her thoughts. Other members of her family, friends - she will need all the support and company they can get her right now. Time can't cure the pain, but it can dull it a bit and for her it can be a relief.

Hi, That's really sad, she must be missing her husband and still grieving. It sounds like she's keeping her feelings inside. Maybe somebody should talk to her, someone that can help her open up and let her feelings out.

hi so sad to hear this but she just cant forget all her memories all at once she will remember them all through her life. she needs someone whom she can share her pain and memories at this time so that she come out of that pain atleast for sometime. I hope she have children they can help her . If no one else you have great community as i can see from your post you all care her a lot so you people talk to her everyday atleast one person oneday so that she will get the company and will forget her lonliness and can talk to you people.

Very sad hear, but some people leave us, they make us alone, why god decides this I don't know, they lived together for 40 years now she is alone, how one can fill the emptiness she is facing, try to stay with her for long time, never leave her alone, because a lonely mind always thinks about the reason of that loneliness. Hope she will feel better in a few days.

You are part of a great community who shows concern to those around you. Well done for that! You can only offer companionship and lots of love to the lady...Is it possible to take her out of her house from time to time? I think that she's overwhelmed with all her memories in the house. I have the same situation in our family, and it's sad when it's so hard for the person to move on with life. I think it's harder when you are not so young any more.