Losing a spouse is the #1 most stressful life event at 100 stress points. (Divorce is 73, Child birth is 39) Why does this matter?
Because an increase in stress at that high level impacts your health drastically. When we found the Holmes & Rahe social readjustment scale and began polling and researching widows, we found the secondary and cascading losses after the primary loss of their person is what we consider an all affront attack on #womenshealth
A health crisis unidentified in the #mentalhealth or #medicalcare industry. Rarely, are #widows researched in the context of intensity of stress and the impact on her physically. 67% of widows we polled didn’t understand the physical response happening to them after becoming widowed. There’s a lot of confusion and lack of understanding.
That is why we advocate for better widow research. At MWC, we’ve listened to tens of thousands of widows and we know the health issues that arise and wholeheartedly want future health equity for every one of …
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