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My husband passed away after a long, drawn-out illness over many years. Unlike with a sudden passing, my grief had begun long before my...

I met Bryan just after I turned 30. Up until that point I hadn’t been what you would call overly “lucky in love”. I dated, but never...

Mother of One Partner Adam - Died suddenly from complications from the flu at 42 years old. “I will not go down with this ship” and “f*ck...

"Complicated grief" is what we call it. And its roots run deep, long before when Patryk actually died on Thanksgiving Day almost two...

I became a widow on Christmas Eve, 2016. I was 35, a new mom to a 16 month old baby girl, and as paramedics attempted to revive my...

My husband died unexpectedly on Aug 7, 2016 from an accidental heroin overdose. I’ve been on a rollercoaster ride of emotions ever since....

When my fiancé Rob died, I had no concept of how to deal with such a loss. I didn’t know anyone who had lost a partner at such a young...