The worst has happened. Your spouse has died, and the loss is catastrophic. All the dreams and plans for a long life lived together have vanished in a puff of deadly smoke. You may feel lost, despondent, unable to make decisions, and lonely.
Grief visits each of us in different ways, but to most widows and widowers the journey is long and agonizing. I know because on August 8, 2020, my beloved husband of 44 years, Jim, took his last breath after a long battle with cancer, diabetes, and congestive heart failure. 11 years earlier, we had lost our beautiful son, Eric, to suicide. Now I had to grieve for both, alone.