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Proactive steps to help get you through the holidays
Proactive Steps to help get you through the holidays Last week I talked about the holiday season and widowhood: About the widower who says with tears in his eyes, “Christmas was always her thing”. About the grieving widow who tells me “he was such a big part of our family’s Hanukkah traditions”. Depending on how…
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Grieving and Thanksgiving
With the approach of Thanksgiving, I can’t help but think back to Thanksgiving 2012, my very first holiday following my husband’s sudden death. The grief fog was still very thick. Numbness created a comforting cushion around my body and emotions. My husband had died in August. By the time November arrived, the loving family and…
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Valentine’s Day Healing Heart
By Herb Knoll Author of The Widower’s Journey Valentine’s Day, 2008, will forever live in my heart as well as in my mind’s eye. The day began when I was awakened by a noise coming from what seemed to be the vicinity of the kitchen. As I approached to retrieve my first cup of coffee…
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