One year on – fiancée Adrienne Watkins on life without Mark Pilgrim
A year after Mark Pilgrim’s death his fiancée, Adrienne Watkins, says she’s living intentionally after realising how fragile life is.
It’s the little things that constantly remind her that he’s no longer here – movie nights at home, making dinner together, going for walks in the park. Just as she feels she’s turning a corner in her grieving process and doing a little better, something happens that triggers her and it feels like she’s back at square one again.
“But in a way that’s special,” Adrienne Watkins says. “It reminds me of how much I had and how lucky I was to have something so wonderful even though it’s gone.”South Africans need to be in the know if we want to create a prosperous future. News24 has kept the country informed for 25 years, and we're about to enter a new chapter of fearless journalism. Join our free subscription trial to unlock this story and a world of news aimed to inform, empower, and inspire.