I Lost My Husband When I Was Just 35. He Left Me With An Inheritance I Had Never Imagined.

The author and her first husband, Erik, the week before his cancer diagnosis in 2018. But when Erik died a few months later, I found myself craving the comfort of his parents. Carol, Brian and the author at the Napa Valley wedding. I was surrounded by Brian, Carol, Erik’s brother and his wife. More on HuffPost PersonalAfter My Husband Died, I’d Sob For Hours — Then Take A Break To Masturbate.