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“Staying Alive: A Love Story” by Laura B. Hayden

The poignant story of a young widow trying to hold her family together while she grieves

“Staying Alive: A Love Story” by Laura B. Hayden, is part love story, part memoir. A short book, just 125 pages long, it tells the story of a woman facing sudden widowhood after the unexpected death of her husband from … Continue reading

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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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