Back in the spring, I wrote about Becky Aikman's book, “Saturday Night Widows: The Adventures of Six Friends Remaking Their lives.” A widow herself, Becky was not interested in taking part in a
Grieving
Responding to Those Who are Grieving
This spring, I had more requests for documentation than usual from my daughter’s university as I went through the financial aid process.
Tips on Coping with Grief
Even though grief is a universal experience that everyone will live through – likely multiple times in their lives – it is largely misunderstood. This means that the first time one experiences grief,
Book on Six Widows is Poignant, Humorous
Note: This is the third of three parts. Click here to read from the beginning. There are so many tender, poignant moments in Becky Aikman’s book “Saturday Night Widows: The Adventures of Six
Meet the Friends in ‘Saturday Night Widows’ Book and Celebrate Women and Life
Note: This is the second of three parts. Click here to read from the beginning. I’ve been reading author Becky Aikman’s book, “Saturday Night Widows: The Adventures of Six Friends Remaking Their
Six Widows to Discuss How They Reinvented Themselves at April 25 Event for Women
Note: This is the first of three parts. Becky Aikman is a journalist like me. And like me, she lost her husband, Bernard Lefkowitz, to cancer. That was in 2004 when Becky was 49.
The Moments I’ve Been Waiting For
Last night I signed copies of Divine Renovations publicly for the first time. It was a great experience, as I imagined it would be. I was moved by what touches people and loved hearing other peoples’
Suicide Adds Layers to Grief
When I was in high school, a friend’s boyfriend committed suicide by hanging himself on the playground structure in his backyard. It was my first experience with intentional death, and I couldn’t
Conquering Fear
In the last three weeks, four women who I know lost their husbands – one to a bizarrely serious bout of pneumonia and the others to longtime illness and cancer. I am finding it shocking, truly
Remembering Ed Godleski
Every year on Ed’s birthday, one of the gifts I gave him was a list of the things I loved about him – one attribute for every year of his life. The year Ed died, I listed 55 things I loved about him.