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Eileen Clarke is an average everyday woman whose life was torn apart on November 2, 2017 with the sudden loss of her husband Patrick (Pat).

She is now in the process of taking a journey that she never asked for but must take nonetheless. Her hope that in sharing her journey she may be able to help other woman as she embarks on her own unplanned journey of grief and rebuilding.

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National Grief Awareness Day: The Shift from Surviving to Living Life Again

by Eileen Clarke in Grief, Hope and Healing, Hope for Widows Foundation
August 27, 2019June 19, 2020
National Grief Awareness Day is upon us again.  I don’t think we can actually say that we are celebrating the day because let's be honest, nobody wants to celebrate grief as much as it is a day to bring awareness ...
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by Eileen Clarke in Grief, Hope and Healing, Hope for Widows Foundation
June 17, 2019June 19, 2020
Holidays and milestones in life can be a trigger for grief.  I am sure this weekend was especially difficult for most widows as it was fathers day.  I also have my birthday this week and this year it is “milestone” ...
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Hopes and Dreams

by Eileen Clarke in Grief, Hope and Healing, Hope for Widows Foundation
May 6, 2019June 19, 2020
  Dreams - where do they go? The other day I overheard a couple of coworkers talking about their lives and careers.  Listening to them I realized that I didn’t have any dreams for the future right now. Those dreams ...
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Memories

by Eileen Clarke in Grief, Hope and Healing, Hope for Widows Foundation
March 5, 2019June 19, 2020
Pat and I would usually take our big vacation around this time every year.  So I am flooded with memories that pop up on social media. 2 years ago that vacation was London.  This was a trip that almost didn’t ...
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My Valentine!

by Eileen Clarke in Grief, Hope and Healing, Hope for Widows Foundation
February 11, 2019June 19, 2020
Valentine's Day is this week and i know that can be a difficult day for some and for others it is just seen as a Hallmark holiday.  For me Valentines day was always special. When we were little my mom ...
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Grief – Living in the Now

by Eileen Clarke in Grief, Hope and Healing, Hope for Widows Foundation
February 1, 2019June 19, 2020
Over a year out from my loss i see how difficult it is to move on.  I have a new awareness to my loss that i was not able to see before. I think it is an automatic response to ...
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Waking up to Life

by Eileen Clarke in Grief, Hope and Healing, Hope for Widows Foundation
January 14, 2019June 19, 2020
I have written previously about how after losing Pat i was in a fog.  I am sure most of you know what i am talking about. It is never more noticeable than when you start waking up to life.  When ...
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Grief and the Holidays

by Eileen Clarke in Grief, Hope and Healing, Hope for Widows Foundation
December 20, 2018June 19, 2020
I wake up everyday with a heavy heart.  It is difficult to feel so sad all the time, especially during the holiday season when it is supposed to be a happy time.  I know the holidays are difficult for so ...
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Broken

by Eileen Clarke in Grief, Hope and Healing, Hope for Widows Foundation
November 20, 2018June 19, 2020
  The night my husband died I was left with a broken heart and shattered life.   I felt broken.  I have suffered quite a bit of loss in my life and I have grieved and been sad and been depressed ...
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365 Days

by Eileen Clarke in Grief, Hope and Healing, Hope for Widows Foundation
November 2, 2018June 19, 2020
365 Days ago I woke up a wife and went to bed a widow.  365 days ago my life as I knew it came to a screeching halt.  365 days ago I kissed my husband good bye and said I ...
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