Jason Danieley deserves love and so much more....

[Call_me_jorge]

My heart broke reading this twitter thread. I’m overjoyed he’s getting help with a therapist. I wish there was something the fans could do, though. Does he have a P.O. box to send fan mail to? Or through his agent?

[TotallyEffed]

Unbelievably heartbreaking. Life is unfair and so difficult sometimes. I am praying that his heart can find some peace, some mending.

[qolbinau]

I can’t imagine you can ever truly move on completely, especially when it was someone like Marin who from all reports was not just a hard working talented person but loving, caring, intelligent and funny. And so beautiful. But I do hope Jason you can find some happiness and peace in life. Of course I don’t really know you or Marin but I’m sure she would want that for you too.

[Mister Matt]

I really feel for him.  Wounds can heal, but the scarring will be a permanent reminder of our pain.  And the more you love someone, the deeper the pain and the longer it takes to heal.  It's a torturous process, but his honesty and frankness sounds like the sign of a good therapist.  Wish I could give him a hug.

[AADA81]

The year following the premature loss of a loved one is a blur to me now, and was when I lived it. People ask how long it took me to get over it, but you don't.  The pain slowly recedes over the years and you incorporate the loss into the fabric of your life.  I feel such compassion for this man.  I do hope his friends and family are as available as possible for him.  I remember that physical proximity to loved ones helped when no words could.

[ErmengardeStopSniveling]

What a heartbreaking thread.

I have to imagine it is especially difficult for someone to lose their partner when they do not have children together. It was just the two of them (and a dog which also passed shortly after Marin) and now it's just Jason. I hope he can find strength and peace.

[TotallyEffed]

I have to say that I worked on an event with them about ten years ago and pretty much every major living theatre legend was involved. Marin and Jason were so unbelievably kind, professional, and so respectful. They were so sweet to me that week and I will never forget it.

[Alex Kulak2]

Man, I don't get personally upset usually when celebrities or actors pass, but reading that thread reminded me of the day I teared up when I heard that Marin passed. She was such an unmatchable, talented beauty of the stage. And I can't imagine what Jason went through losing her so far before her time. He's always talked about the unbelievable strength Marin had throughout her career and even in the final days of her illness, and I hope that he can find the strength to continue to live his life. It's what she would have wanted.

[LarryD2]

I was in his shoes in 2008 when my partner of 10 years died suddenly. I was 37, he was 45. The loss of an intimate partner is unfathomable, and it's especially hard when you lose your love young. Marin was only 57 when she died and Jason is still a young man. When you lose someone who, by all accounts, you should have had many more years (decades) with, it's devastating. You feel like you've been robbed of something. As a fellow traveler on that road, I wish him all the love and piece in the world.

[SonofRobbieJ]

The entire life you built and were expecting to live for a long time gets destroyed.  It's simply gone.  The first year after a loss of a partner is, in fact, not the hardest.  The pain is the rawest, but people really rally around you and basically carry you through.  The second year, however...oooof.

The path of grief is far lonelier the second year.  People have moved on...and start to tell you to move on.  People buy houses, have kids, get married...and there you are.  Still stuck in this weird in-between of the life you had and were counting on and this desolate expanse in front of you.  It's the part of the path you have to walk alone.  I actually had a slightly different reaction to his tweet.  I thought, 'Yup...that's exactly where he's supposed to be.' 

Five and a half years after my partner's untimely death from a brain aneurysm at 43 years old, I met someone.  This year we got married.  Life, at this exact moment, is good.  But I also know it's entirely temporary...which makes me appreciate this all the more. 

My heart goes out to him. 

[TotallyEffed]

I also need to add that every time I saw one of them perform solo, the other was always in the audience cheering them on.

[PalJoey]

You are loved, Jason. More than you will ever know.

Meanwhile, let's all support him by buying this.

https://www.broadwayrecords.com/cds/marin-mazzie-amp-jason-danieley-broadway-amp-beyond-live-at-feinsteins54-below

The album benefits The Actor’s Fund, Cancer Support Community and Tina’s Wish.

[GavestonPS]

I wanted to add to my most recently deleted post that I in no way question Danieley's sincerity, only whether Twitter is the best medium for expressing such deeply personal feelings. This may very well be attributable to my unfamiliarity with Twitter conventions.

God knows the rest of us mourn Mazzie's passing; I can barely imagine how her widower feels.

[Heather4]

GavestonPS said: "I wanted to add to my most recently deleted post that I in noway questionDanieley's sincerity, only whether Twitter is the best medium for expressing such deeply personal feelings. This may very well be attributable to my unfamiliarity with Twitter conventions.

God knows the rest of us mourn Mazzie's passing; I canbarely imagine how her widower feels."

<<edited by BWW staff>> As for why he posted on Twitter, perhaps he wanted to express how he felt to a-let others who have gone through or are going through a similar situation that they are not alone, or b-perhaps he wanted support and felt Twitter was a way to do so.  Grief is unique to each of us, and if he felt as though he was safe to express those feelings in a public manner (which could help others) we should support that choice and support him.

[laurensambrose]

I remember Jason posting how people were telling him to move on a few months after Marin's passing. I can't imagine having the gall to tell that to someone who lost his wife of two decades so shortly after her passing. 

[Highland Guy]

GavestonPS said: "I wanted to add to my most recently deleted post that I in noway questionDanieley's sincerity"

 

And yet, you used the words "Pity Party".  Why not just say:  "I'm sorry".