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Meghan is a solo mom to a spunky toddler, Vienna. She was living the life her young self dreamed up as she married her husband Joe and they welcomed their first child together. Only five short months after the birth of their daughter, on December 4, 2020, Joe died unexpectedly from cardiopulmonary arrest at 37 years old. Meghan has spent each day since navigating the complexities of grief, parenting without her partner and learning how to love this new version of herself. Being widowed at 29 years old was not in the plan and she works each day to fight anxiety and know a beautiful plan is still possible.

She has found comfort and strength in writing and sharing her story while connecting with others who have lost loved ones. You can find her on instagram @meghanlynn914 and follow her blog at, www.meghanlynn.com (formally known as “A Day in December”)

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National Widows Day: Who is a Widow?

by Meghan Abate in Grief, Health and Wellness, Hope and Healing, Hope for Widows Foundation, Widowhood Journey
May 1, 2023May 2, 2023
It isn’t black veils over gray hair. It isn’t wrinkly hands clasped in front of them standing at the cemetery. It isn’t (always) a 90 year old staring out the window at gloomy clouds day after day. There is no ...
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Considerate Grief?

by Meghan Abate in Grief, Hope for Widows Foundation, Mental Health, Widowhood Journey
April 17, 2023April 17, 2023
Within the first few months after my husband died, I very quickly learned that grief can be a lot of things: anguish, pain, anger, love, numbness. I mean, there are five stages after all. One word I haven’t heard when ...
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Year Two: Grief & Widowhood

by Meghan Abate in Grief, Hope and Healing, Hope for Widows Foundation, Relationships and Dating, Widowhood Journey
March 20, 2023
“Year two is harder than the first.” In the early days after losing my husband, Joe, I’d read how the second year of widowhood and grief is often harder than the first. 'Uhh, yea right,' I’d say to myself, usually ...
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