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Sometimes, There Just Aren’t Enough Butterflies…

On behalf of Alexander Rice, a researcher at the University of Iowa and a widower, I would like to invite you to participate in a study on partner bereavement. Specifically, the study will explore relationships after such a loss.

Just One Life

Just stop it. 

YOU SHOULD READ THIS. (And that should be the last time you should listen to anyone telling you what you should do.)

Dealing with the loss of a loved one is a very personal thing. Listening to others in the wake of that loss can sometimes feel overwhelming. Here’s how you can make it less so.

The club has a new member.  They were handed their membership card just like the rest of us.  We don't recruit for this club, we just sort of gravitate towards one another. No one wants a membership card, but many of us need one another to validate our roller coaster of emotions.  The saying "misery loves company" holds some truth with our club.

When we first loose someone we love, confusion comes to live in our lives. The deeper we loved them the stronger the confusion is and longer lasting. I have been through Two years four months and thirty days of confusion. Time makes a difference for as it goes along, the overwhelming senses of hurt, loss and pain change. One still feels the confusion, but it has softened a little.