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Old Jun 20, 2022, 05:59 AM
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Originally Posted by divine1966 View Post
There are widows/widowers support groups. Grief or just social. A friend of mine is a widow and she met other widows through grief support group. My daughter used to rely on support group specifically for young widow/widowers, it was a blessing, really helped through. Also I don’t know if at the end your dad was under the hospice care, if yes they provide a year long free grief support for families. Usually group sessions. Finding like minded people might help

When my mom died I had a horrible time the first year, not just because of mom but my brother and I had to deal with our dad literally going nuts, we couldn’t even grieve as we had to deal with him , I didn’t find therapy helpful, i didn’t find talking helpful, but I was recommended a book about grief. If you want I’ll send you a link. It’s a book where you read a passage a day.
Thanks so much, divine.

I will mention this if she's really having a hard time. She has her friends & family, her entire church community, her book group and her town "Neighbors" group, so she has a lot of support around her to help right now, which is great. But I am sure no matter what that she will deal with the loneliness and the heartache.
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