National Widows Day 2022

This marks the sixth year in a row I’ve written about National Widows Day, recognized on May 3rd. It was created as a reminder for people to reach out to the widows and widowers around them to simply check in and lend a hand when appropriate. This year, the day and the reminder way a […]

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EGADS

EGADS! What is happening in this stage of grief?

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Pardon the Mess

If this is your first visit here, welcome to my crazy.  If you are returning, thank you.  In either case, please share this site with someone who may find some comfort from one who has been there. After the sudden death of my 50 y.o. high-school sweetheart husband from undiagnosed heart disease, I became an […]

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National Widow’s Day 2021

For the past 5 years, I have written about National Widow’s Day, started by the organization Widow Wednesday in 2014 as sort of a reminder for people to help out the widows and widowers in their own lives. [To see my posts from previous years, click here, here, here, and here.] The basics are these: […]

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