widowhood

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Some Grief is like Having a Painful Dental Procedure

Diana B. @BloggerDi (3121) • United States 3 Oct 20

A couple of months ago, I shared that my husband suddenly died of a heart attack on July 5th. This is an update about how I've been doing. (A few of you have asked- thank you!) I fell apart in the first couple of days after his...

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Queen Victoria and Married life.

Gary Marsh @garymarsh6 (24026) • United Kingdom 15 May 19

Queen Victoria. Married life. Queen Victoria had met her first cousin Prince Albert of Saxe –Coburg and Gotha when she was 17. She met him again and proposed to him in October 1839 and married at St. James Palace in February...

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A widow's plight

Nnaemeka @mydanods (6513) • Nigeria 9 Feb 18

Burials remind us of how fragile the human condition is. When a husband dies, the widow doesn’t only think of the loss that she is faced with, but also the loneliness and social isolation ahead of her. Here in Nigeria, some...

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I have a theory about long-married widows.

Barbara Radisavlejvic @bagarad (14283) • Paso Robles, California 31 Dec 12

I mentioned in another discussion that a woman in our congregation was just widowed after 52 years of a happy marriage. Her husband was an extravert and she is an introvert. I also mentioned I'd like to get to know her better. My...

death of a husband

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Are you a Widow/widower and do you still wear your wedding ring?

Annmac @Annmac (949) 17 Apr 09

As some of you may know from my posts, my husband had Cancer. Sadly he lost his battle at the beginning of the month. My sister thinks it's odd that I'm still wearing my rings, but for me it's too soon to remove them. The...

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