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LOSS: When the Heart Heals…A Widow’s Story

Posted on January 24, 2007 - by admin

At this point, widowed for about 18 months, I met Hal the night I attended my last bereavement support group meeting. I was instantly attracted to his energy. We seemed […]

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LOSS: When the Heart Heals…A Widow’s Story

Posted on January 24, 2007 - by Gloria Lintermans

At this point, widowed for about 18 months, I met Hal the night I attended my last bereavement support group meeting. I was instantly attracted to his energy. We seemed […]

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Moving On With Life

Posted on January 22, 2007 - by admin

Sometimes life has the habit of kicking us in the teeth, perhaps through no fault of our own. Things gets tough and we have periods of sorrow and hurt, this […]

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Song of Cy – Understanding Grief: Book Review

Posted on January 21, 2007 - by admin

Are you a step-parent, parent, sibling, grandparent or friend of a deceased person? Then this book is for you! A delicately written and moving piece of work that is electrically […]

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LOSS and LOVE: Love Revisited…Helpful Do’s & Don’ts for the Widow/Widower Embracing New Love

Posted on January 20, 2007 - by

Is it possible to mourn the loss of a beloved spouse and, while still grieving, to not only meet someone special, but fall in love and begin to build a new relationship that includes a commitment to sharing your lives? Can we overlap our loving and our grieving? The answer is aprofound: YES! But, to smooth the path, keep these helpful Dos and Donts in mind:

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LOSS and LOVE: Love Revisited…Helpful Do’s & Don’ts for the Widow/Widower Embracing New Love

Posted on January 20, 2007 - by admin

Is it possible to mourn the loss of a beloved spouse and, while still grieving, to not only meet someone special, but fall in love and begin to build a […]

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LOSS and LOVE: Love Revisited…Helpful Do’s & Don’ts for the Widow/Widower Embracing New Love

Posted on January 20, 2007 - by Gloria Lintermans

Is it possible to mourn the loss of a beloved spouse and, while still grieving, to not only meet someone special, but fall in love and begin to build a […]

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For the New Widow — What We Worry About

Posted on January 19, 2007 - by

We are alone. And we worry about that. We worry we will die alone. We buried our life partner. And now we worry about who will bury us? Who will […]

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For the New Widow — What We Worry About

Posted on January 19, 2007 - by admin

We are alone. And we worry about that. We worry we will die alone. We buried our life partner. And now we worry about who will bury us? Who will […]

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For the New Widow — What We Worry About

Posted on January 19, 2007 - by Linda Della-Donna

We are alone. And we worry about that. We worry we will die alone. We buried our life partner. And now we worry about who will bury us? Who will […]

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