When a parent loses their spouse, they’re suddenly faced with a world that looks very different. The person they have built a life with is gone, and they must now navigate the changes and challenges of everyday life without them. As a child of this grieving parent, it can be difficult to know how to […]
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Helping Your Senior Loved One Navigate Financial Decisions After A Spouse’s Death The death of a spouse can be an overwhelming and difficult experience, especially when it comes to managing finances. For seniors, the added stress of navigating important financial decisions can be particularly challenging. If you’re helping a senior loved one manage their finances
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Editor’s Note: Louise has written several pieces over the years describing her journey through grief. You can find all the earlier ones at this link: https://blog.aftertalk.com/?s=Louise+McOrmond-Plummer by Louise McOrmond- Plummer ( AKA Mrs Kenneth D. Plummer) When my beloved husband Ken, died in 2016, the thought of planning a future that wouldn’t include Ken knocked
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Mourning the Death of a Spouse [Editor’s note: this is an excellent compendium of advice from the NIH’s National Institute on Aging. At the end is a link to the original piece. Note the many valuable links.] When your spouse dies, your world changes. You are in mourning—feeling grief and sorrow at the loss. You
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Jessica Crisman and Ryan Ronne were both experiencing the darkest moments of their lives in the summer of 2010. Jessica’s husband of 10 years, Jason Crisman, took his final breath after battling an aggressive brain tumor for 10 years in Grand Rapids, Michigan leaving behind his wife and four children under the age of seven.
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