‘I MISSED HIS LAST CALL’

My ex-husband and I became good friends after our divorce. On 3 December he celebrated his 60th birthday and 5 December was my birthday. He called to congratulate me and unfortunately I missed the call. I’ll be eternally sorry. How could I ever have guessed it would be his last call to me?

Unbeknown to me he’d started feeling ill and was admitted to hospital on Christmas night and unfortunately passed away on 3 January.

We never spoke about dying and I’m struggling to come to terms with his untimely and sudden death as we never had a chance to say goodbye and I couldn’t attend his funeral. I miss him so much every single day, but I’m grateful that his suffering is over.

Covid is so real and it saddens me when I see people not taking this virus seriously, not wearing a mask and not practising social distancing. I pray for healing for everyone who’s suffered the loss of loved ones during this pandemic. God be with us all. AMANDA, EMAIL