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Dash
March 28, 1959 ~ April 5, 2018. There is so much about my late wife Lorna’s life that you really can’t signify it by placing a dash between her first breath and her last breath. The Pastor mentioned it at her celebration of life. The dash represents decades, represents learning, loving, serving, raising a family,…
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Decluttering
By Jeff Ziegler Today, I spent part of my day decluttering the kitchen and reorganizing my toolboxes. It was a bit cathartic. I threw a load of things out. And it got me thinking about how cluttered I have been feeling in my mind of late. Clutter is a funny thing. We “collect” knickknacks, and…
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Widowhood Love and the BAE Phenomenon
WSN-MO: A Few Minutes with Terrell Whitener Next month I will experience the sixth anniversary of my wife Robyn’s death. Over the almost two years that I have had the privilege of sharing my thoughts with you brothers, I have admitted that I have discovered that I feel that I know very little about women.…
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Safe at Home
WSN: Widow-Man with Dr. Nyle Kardatzke “Two are better than one because they have a good reward for their toil. For if they fall, one will lift up his fellow. But woe to him who is alone when he falls and has not another to lift him up!” Ecclesiastes 4:9-10 My wife’s presence in our…
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Herb Knoll and His Widower Support Group
Grief is a topic no one wants to study, or learn about, until you are in it. It’s a “if it hasn’t happened to me yet, I certainly don’t want to mention it” kind of thing. Herb Knoll lost his wife Michelle to cancer in 2008 after having been her care giver for 39 months.…
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Herb Knoll and His Widower Support Group
Grief is a topic no one wants to study, or learn about, until you are in it. It’s a “if it hasn’t happened to me yet, I certainly don’t want to mention it” kind of thing. Herb Knoll lost his wife Michelle to cancer in 2008 after having been her care giver for 39 months.…
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The Dangers of Compound Isolation
“How has everyone been dealing with the loneliness, especially in this socially distancing world?” Jeremy asked this question, a member of the Widowers Support Network – Members Only, a ministry on Facebook for grieving men who have lost their soulmate. The responses to Jeremy’s question ranged from “It’s almost indescribable” by Stephen to Bill, who…
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Dreams Unfulfilled
As I pulled up to the traffic light at Highway #1604 and Blanco Rd. in San Antonio, I looked over to my right and saw a car pulling up beside me. In it was an elderly couple, each with their radiant silver hair. I immediately felt a sadness come over me as I was on…
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Falling Backwards
Over the last week, I have been hit by several large waves of grief. It has been a long time since I have felt like this. First, I want to talk about triggers and what I think kicked it off for me, so I’m starting with a bit of a rant here. Maybe the trigger…
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WSN-MO: Introducing Brady Redfearn, Ph.D. Dr. Brady Redfearn is a Product Professional and Principal at Redfearn Group. Among his many involvements is a special effort to re-engineer this website. Together with several of his talented colleagues, Dr. Redfearn will be strengthening WSN’s ability to comfort and assist widowers and those who love them.
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