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For Many Widows, the Hardest Part Is Mealtime

By Amelia Nierenberg — 2019

New attention is being paid to the role of food and cooking in grieving for a lost partner.

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Dear Therapist: I Survived Cancer, but Now I’m Afraid My Husband Resents Me

“For your husband, your illness may have made him acutely aware of not just your mortality, but also his own.”

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Lori Gottlieb
2019
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I Was Ghosted By My Friends When I Got Cancer

You not calling, as a friend, can actually compound the grief and loss they are feeling. Just pick up the phone, even if you get it wrong, just have a conversation and do your best. Your friend with cancer is still the same person they were before.

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Sarah Graham
2020
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10 Ways to Get and Give Emotional Support

Some tips to help you nourish each other's hearts.

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Barton Goldsmith Ph.D.
2011
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What to Say to Someone Who Is Dying

The truth is that many of us just don’t know the right words to comfort someone who is dying.

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Candace Rotolo
2020
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Is There Anything I Can Do?

When Caroline Doughty's husband died, many people wanted to help, but very few knew how. Four years on, she has written a guide for the friends and families of the recently bereaved.

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Caroline Doughty
2007
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The Day They Came to Tell Me My Husband Died

When the doorbell rang on New Year’s Eve four years ago, I knew something was wrong. It was 9 p.m. I was alone. I opened the door to three men in uniform.

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Melissa Thomas
2019
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