Widow Wisdom: How Did People Support You after the Loss of Your Spouse in a Way That Really Helped?
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We asked our widow sisters to share their wisdom by answering this question: How did people support you after the loss of your spouse in a way that really helped?
Here are some of their answers:
My best friends got me out at least once a month and that seem to take my mind off things. I also had family and friends who I could vent to and they were great at listening.
– Darlene
My girlfriends organized and threw my twin baby girls’ 1st birthday party. It was only a few months prior that my husband was killed in combat in Iraq. I just couldn’t “throw a party” in the depths of grief and depression. But they knew I didn’t want my girls’ special day to go by unnoticed. It was a beautiful (and pink ????????) and a moment where, even though my babies were too young to remember, friends gathered and I felt so cared for and loved.
– Wister on Instagram
Practical things. When those daily chores were done, it freed my mind to make other decisions that only I could make. My …
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