Firstly, some wonderful people here have offered comfort and support in their touching posts.

You can't ask anyone how to deal with death, because we all deal with it in our own way. Your local hospice should have a grief support group and I urge you to take advantage of this. It helps to hear what others have gone through and how they dealt with it. It helps to know that you're not alone with your grief.

There are stages to grief that you will experience and, again, your local hospice will more than likely, if they haven't already, explain these to you.

Whilst this is all very clinical and you're probably just seeking a kind and comforting word, there are none when the one we loved so deeply is ripped from our lives. I wish you peace.

It is said, "a loved one never really dies, as long as she is in our thoughts and memories." Hold tight to the good times.