Advertisements
search chat play-circle-outline angle-down angle-right angle-left icon-menu
Skip to content
Runawaywidow

Runawaywidow

Stories about the challenges and adventures of a traveling, mid-life, unexpected widow

  • HOME
  • About Runaway Widow
  • Grief
  • Holidays
  • Travel
    • Italy
    • Thailand
    • Costa Rica
    • Colorado
    • England
    • Florida
  • New York
Search
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Pinterest
  • LinkedIn

  • Category: funeral

  • The 9/11 Memorial Museum: what to expect

    Posted by runawaywidow on January 20, 2019January 20, 2019

    Visit to 9/11 Memorial Museum in New York

    challenges, Change, funeral, grief, loss, loss of a spouse, Memorial, memorials, New York, Widow
    2 2 comments on “The 9/11 Memorial Museum: what to expect”

  • How to memorialize and honor a loved one

    Posted by runawaywidow on March 26, 2018April 7, 2019

    How to memorialize and remember loved ones after the funeral. Celebrating life and sharing stories with family and friends.

    death, funeral, grief, loss of a spouse, Widow, writing
    7 7 comments on “How to memorialize and honor a loved one”

  • Saying Goodbye – The 5 stages of grief

    Posted by runawaywidow on March 21, 2018February 1, 2019

    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.

    funeral, grief, loss of a spouse, travel, Widow, writing
    16 16 comments on “Saying Goodbye – The 5 stages of grief”

  • The night my husband died

    Posted by runawaywidow on August 9, 2017August 20, 2018

    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 …

    challenges, Change, funeral, grief, loss, travel, Widow, writing
    43 43 comments on “The night my husband died”

  • How to comfort your widowed friend.

    Posted by runawaywidow on November 17, 2016August 14, 2018

    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 …

    death, funeral, grief, Widow
    20 20 comments on “How to comfort your widowed friend.”