Tag Archives: Effects of Grief



Young Widows Are More Susceptible to Ill Health because They Grieve Longer

Annual physicals lessen the health risks they face

Twenty years ago I read a letter to an editor urging young widows to go for annual physicals. The message jolted me because my 49-year-old husband had died a few weeks earlier. The article convinced me that, for my sake and … Continue reading

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Is “The Widower Effect” True?

Also Meet the “Broken Heart Syndrome”

Four years ago I went through a completely unexpected shock induced by the separation from my husband after 20 years of marriage. For me, the circumstances of how it happened played as a virtual spousal death, including all the intermingled … Continue reading

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