Losing a loved one is never easy, and when it’s your spouse, it can be devastating. Sandra Martinez, who experienced widowhood herself, joined FOX21 Morning News on Friday, Feb. 13, to discuss a local group that helps widowed people rediscover hope and start healing through community and connection.
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Daytime Buffalo: Soaring Spirits, peer-based grief support | Sponsored by Elder Care Solutions
Debbie Hilfstein, Beth Nelson and Jeff Katz join the Daytime Buffalo news team to discuss Soaring Spirits, peer-based grief support.
KCLU: Ventura County Based Non-Profit Helping People Cope With Deaths Of Significant Others
Soaring Spirits founder being honored with CNN Hero award. Lynn Lerner is trying to endure the unendurable. COVID-19 took her husband Larry. Lerner admits most days are rough. “Not good,” said Lerner. “But, I can talk about it now and not cry.”
CNN: She lost her husband in a tragic accident and then built a community of support that has reached millions
In 2005, Michele Neff Hernandez and her husband, Phillip, were enjoying the active life they built as a couple. “We hiked. We biked. We ran. We just had such a good time together,” Neff Hernandez said. But everything changed on a late August evening…
Love In the Air at ‘Camp Widow’
Tanya Villanueva Tepper was thinking wedding plans — not widowhood — the morning of September 11, 2001. Her fiancé, a New York City firefighter, was among the thousands killed when the Twin Towers were attacked. She was forced to learn how to live every day without her Sergio.
Camp Widow Helps People Cope With Loss Of Loved One
Thousands of widowed people from nearly every state and from as far away as Australia gathered in San Diego Friday to participate in Camp Widow, a three-day camp where those who have lost a mate can share encouragement and help others overcome the loss.