I can’t remember when I heard the phrase “Chapter 2” for the first time. I believe it was on a Facebook page dedicated to supporting the widowed community. A widow lamented that she’d never find another man to love her ...
"You have high markers for bipolar, and depression," said our marriage counselor to my husband John after looking over his paperwork, "but I can't formally diagnose you or prescribe meds; your need to go to a psychiatrist for that." John ...
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 ...