Hi Everyone ~ My name is Rachael. My husband passed away July 20. The first thing I did was rip my house to shreds. I was just so angry. The next two weeks, I guess I was numb, and now I just feel lost and hopeless. I'm not originally from the UK, and live in a rural area without any real support. I have been trying to close up my husband's affairs, and it seems like everything comes with more problems. The funeral was prepaid for, but it has been one incompetent act after another by the funeral home. I try to do eveything right, and it's always some issue, some problem, or downright insensitivity. I told a neighbour yesterday that my husband passed away and his reponse was, 'I guess you'll be out painting the town red soon' and 'I should get a cat'.