Did you know that widows feel shame? Did you know that widowers feel shame? I just realized this. As I was driving to hospice bereavement last week it hit me like a ton of bricks. Sometimes when I speak about ...
I talked to many social workers during the two and a half years that Michelle was sick. We spent so much time in the hospital between the surgeries, the treatments, etc. that while she was sleeping I would often ask ...
The black hole of grief. This thought has been on my mind for a couple of months now. The idea of being in a place that is so vast, so dark and so void of life… is a sobering thought ...
“Well he never believed in God so now that he’s dead, I guess he knows the truth,” said the religious man. And so began the litany of awkward, insensitive, and of course ‘well-meaning’ condolence comments in reference to my husband’s ...
[Image: Wix.com] I have a right to my anger, and I don't want anybody telling me I shouldn't be, that it's not nice to be, and that something's wrong with me because I get angry. - Maxine Waters *I wrote ...
As an adult I sit and think back to my childhood, I realized that we didn't talk much. Well we didn't talk about the things that would soon infect my life. Most importantly we didn't really talk about the sudden death of ...
Today's Episode of Widows Wednesday is entitled, 'Widows Blood Clots & Life Extended'. Sue shares a story today about her husband's experience with brain cancer. She says, "A true miracle and doctor testified, we were given life extended". Visit her ...
Stress & Discouragement: In this episode, Sue talks about two real events that happened to her and one ended with her up in the ER and the other brought hope. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=05YdugsAIxo