Sunny Ozell reflects on life with Patrick Stewart

Sunny Ozell said she is experiencing grief and gratitude two weeks after the death of her husband, actor Patrick Stewart, and wrote that they had left nothing unsaid in their life together.

In an Instagram post accompanied by a photograph of the couple, Ozell said her grief continued to come in waves. She also wrote that Stewart knew she loved him, that she knew he loved her, and that they had shared nearly two decades together.

Ozell thanked people for their condolences and said the public response to Stewart’s death had moved her. She added that he had changed her for the better. The post was her first public statement since his death, according to the reports.

Stewart died at age 86 on October 28, according to his spokesperson, Kelly Bush Novak. Novak said he had experienced a brief journey with Alzheimer’s disease and Lewy body dementia. She also said he was surrounded by family and friends, with live music, prayer, tears and laughter. One report mentioned Alzheimer’s disease but not Lewy body dementia.

Stewart and Ozell married in 2013, five years after they first met while Ozell was working as a waitress at a New York City restaurant. Stewart had two adult children, Daniel...