It’s another bank holiday  weekend - so I guess that means a lot of you will be thinking about other bank holidays in earlier and happier times. Most widows and widowers find holidays difficult.
When first bereaved most of us find that being alone brings back painful memories. “This time last year…” etc.  These thoughts can […]

I had an e-mail from a widow yesterday reminding me that Valentine’s day would soon be upon us. And here it is – 14 February 2008. As if Christmas wasn’t enough, she said, now there was another should-be-happy-time to cope with. She didn’t want to put a dampener on other people’s romance but […]

As some of you will know, the NAW recently worked with the BBC in supporting a range of programmes about being widowed. I enjoyed taking part in quite a few interviews but I was especially pleased to write the support booklet “Losing your Partner” which the BBC gave out to callers and which is now […]

Christmas is a difficult time for many of us.
When I was first bereaved, in October a few years ago, and for a couple of months afterwards, I believed that I couldn’t feel any worse. Then, all of a sudden, as other people’s Christmas jollity started to bear down on me, I did.
I hated all the […]