Every Sunday, I would visit my husband Owen’s grave to feel close to him after his sudden passing. He had died from a heart attack a year ago, leaving me in shock. Twenty-five years of love and companionship were ripped away in an instant, and those visits to his grave were my way of holding on to him.

But one day, something changed. I discovered raw eggs smashed against his gravestone. Initially, I thought it was a cruel prank, something meant to hurt me further. However, when I caught the culprit in the act, my world shattered even more.

To my devastation, the person responsible for desecrating his grave wasn’t a stranger or even an acquaintance—it was someone I trusted deeply, someone who had been part of my life for years. The betrayal stung in a way that words can’t fully capture.

The grief I had already been carrying was now compounded by this act of betrayal. Losing Owen was already unbearable, but learning that someone I loved and trusted could do such a thing added a painful new layer to my sorrow.