Solitude
Do you find yourself doing things you don’t want to do? Spending time with people you would whether not be with? The funny thing about being a widow is all the time you have on your own, that others think … Read More
Thankfulness
Today is the funeral for one of the widows in our “Chick’s Night Out” local group. She wasn’t 60 yet and had been fighting cancer long before the sudden death of her partner. She lost not only the love of … Read More
Widows Need To Be Uplifted
It’s hard when you are grieving to feel uplifted. All we widows want to do is hide our heads under the pillow and be left alone, but I’ve got something a lot better for you than retreating to your bedroom. … Read More
A Widow’s Grief Moods
Rapid mood changes are typical when widows are grieving. Widow’s are often doing good and then without any apparent reason, they take an emotionally down turn and are unable to stop crying. Maybe it was triggered by a conversation with … Read More
Do Widows Have Panic Attacks?
Panic attacks are the most frightening of all stress symptoms and are experienced by approximately one in ten adults. But panic attacks can be even more frequent for those of us who are grieving and feeling overwhelmed. A panic attack … Read More
Chronic Fatique and Widows
Experts have not yet determined all the causes as there are likely to be many. Chronic fatigue is a poorly understood flu like condition that can completely drain your energy and may last for years. Widows may be prone to … Read More
Helping a Widow Friend in Need
We have all been there, where we needed the support and comfort of friends. Now it’s time to pass it on to others that are in need. Do you know, that as a widow, you have a special connection with … Read More
Are You Living In The Dark?
To new widows life is dark and there seems little hope, it feels as if we are lost and can’t find our way. Having lived in that darkness for a while, I decided one day that it was time to … Read More
Caregivers Health
It is common for the health of caregivers to become compromised. Sometimes help for caregivers can be difficult to find but Hospice Volunteers go willingly into homes to relieve the caregivers as needed. When the need is there, it is … Read More
Widows – Stress and Lack of Sleep
Sleep is hard to come by when we lose our loved ones. It’s very important that we understand how lack of sleep affects our lives and what we can do about it. A list of what happens when we don’t … Read More