InThis Sucks, And Yet…byJeff Milbourne·6d agoSix Years Later…Part 2Last week was the anniversary of Chelsea’s passing, and it hit me much harder than I anticipated. Again, the quirks of the calendar meant…A response icon1A response icon1
InFrequency ChangebyMary Acton·Oct 28The Other Things I LostFC NoPrompt Day | The Secondary Losses of WidowhoodA response icon15A response icon15
Ruth After Him·Oct 23The Darker Side of Losing a Husband Without WarningThe parts of widowhood nobody puts in a sympathy card, the ones that arrive after everyone has gone home.
Ruth After Him·Oct 23My Husband Died Suddenly, and What Happened Next Is Horrifyingly CommonA stack of forms, a ringing phone, and no one left to tell me where to start.
Ruth After Him·Oct 22What to Do After Your Husband’s Funeral (When Everyone Has Gone Home)I had no children and nobody moving in to help. Here is what I wish I had known about the weeks that followed.
Ruth After Him·Oct 20The Hardest Part of Losing My Husband Wasn’t the GriefEveryone warned me about the grief. Nobody mentioned the pile of forms, calls and questions that arrived all at once.
Ruth After Him·Oct 20How to Cope After Your Husband Dies: What I Wish Someone Had Told MeDavid died with no warning. Here is what I wish I had known about getting through the days that followed.
Ruth After Him·Oct 19The First Year After Your Husband Dies: What to ExpectEveryone says the first year is the hardest. Here is what I wish I had known about it after David died, before the firsts started arriving.
Ruth After Him·Oct 19What to Do When Your Husband Dies (From a Widow Who Had to Figure It Out)David died on an ordinary Tuesday morning. I had no manual, so here is the honest version of what I wish someone had handed me.