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Started this discussion. Last reply by allmyheart Mar 22, 2018. 2 Replies 0 Likes
I found this story on NPR.I just read the story, I haven’t listened to the recording yet.I thought others might find it helpful. …Continue
Posted on July 9, 2018 at 8:15am 5 Comments 1 Like
I posted this elsewhere but thought I would post it here too.
I have found in talking to others and also in this group that many people don’t like to use the word died or death or dying. They tend to use euphemisms like “passed”, “passed away” or “passed on”. I always say my wife died or she is dead. I found this article particularly interesting in discussing why people do this, especially the part about explaining death to…
ContinuePosted on February 28, 2018 at 12:55pm 3 Comments 0 Likes
I found this online.
I’m not sure of the accuracy but it was all I could find.
It indicates that the number of widows vs. widowers is almost 4 to 1.
Just out of curiosity does anyone know if that is reflective of the this site’s membership?…
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