Becoming Whole after the Loss of a Mate At this time, you may have a few questions about becoming whole again. What is does being whole look like to me? How does it feel? How will I know when I have reached this point? Why do I want to be whole and how does this...
Dear Marie: I'm feeling confused about how to respond to questions my friends and family ask. My husband died three months ago and I'm still having a hard time with it. I get a lot of questions about how I'm feeling and they make me uncomfortable. I know this is what...
Dear Marie: I'm 62 and a widower. My wife died last year. We were married 30 years. We never had kids. My wife got cancer and died six weeks after the diagnosis. She was a good wife and we had lots of fun together. I miss her terribly. Everyone I talked with in the...
Dear Marie: I'm a recently divorced 42 year old female. I have three kids two teenage boys and a little girl. After the divorce, we were forced to move out of our home that we lived in for the past 15 years. Our home was in a really nice neighborhood. It had to be...
Dear Marie: I'm 26 years old and my husband of 2 years died of a massive stroke six months ago. We dated for 5 years before we got married and both of us were so happy. There were no warning signs or any reason for it. He was perfectly healthy at 29 years old. Nobody...
Dear Marie: My husband passed more than a year ago from Alzheimer’s disease. The progress of the disease was very slow. At first, we didn’t know he had it but the doctor later said it had been there for a while. I was his primary care giver for more than 5 years...
Dear Marie: I have been on my own for a year now. My husband died last year. We were married 52 wonderful years. He was the love of my life and I miss him so much. My Tom did all the finances for us. I know I should have taken an interest in what was going on but you...
Dear Marie: I feel so embarrassed asking you this but I really need your help. About 3 months ago, I met a very nice gentleman at my church. He’s 76, which is about my age. We hit it off immediately. We have been talking a lot over the phone and at church. I really...
Dear Marie: Thank you in advance for answering my question. I have been divorced for 3 years and I'm thinking about going back to school. It has always been my dream to have a college education but I never seemed to be able to make it happen. I married young and...