Runawaywidow
Stories about the challenges and adventures of a traveling, mid-life, unexpected widow
Category: funeral
The 9/11 Memorial Museum: what to expect
Visit to 9/11 Memorial Museum in New York. What to expect at the memorial
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How to memorialize and honor a loved one
How to memorialize and remember loved ones after the funeral. Celebrating life and sharing stories with family and friends.
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Saying Goodbye – The 5 stages of grief
Saying goodbye to a loved one is hard. Saying goodbye to winter is easy. What are the 5 stages of grief? Denial, Anger, Bargaining, Depression and Acceptance.
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The night my husband died
We stood watching on my front deck as the second ambulance arrived across the street. My erratic neighbor shouted up to me, “IT LOOKS LIKE YOUR HUSBAND!” No one ever believes anything he says but then I realized I had not seen Mike since…
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How to comfort your widowed friend.
The line of fellow mourners who came to pay their respects to my family at my husband’s wake was overwhelming. It was arranged so quickly and happened so fast I felt like I was not really there. He would have been impressed that he…
