For those of you who have read my books and supported my blog posts and subscribed to my YouTube channel, I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart … truly I do.
I get to chat about death and dying and survivorship and tips and techniques and coping skills … lots of death subject matter … and every time I enter into one of ‘those’ discussions, I get to learn something new.
Recently, I was with a new member of the club (the widow’s club) and needless to say, she was NOT excited to be a member. I noticed she still had her wedding ring on, as many do after a husband’s death, and she said she realized that some days, the ring gave her comfort and peace, and other days it caused a new flood of grief and pain.
One item, a wedding ring, brings so many emotions to the table. With the holidays right around yet another corner, there are many, many triggers for those who have suffered the death of a loved one. Let’s agree to be patient and aware, maybe even sensitive, to newer survivors of bereavement, and certainly, let’s remember long-time survivors of loss.