In an article called Combating Grief After the Loss of a Spouse over at Health News there is some interesting statistics

A Finnish study that appeared in the May 2008, online edition of the American Journal of Public Health, noted that the risk of entering a long-term care facility is almost three times as likely for both men and women after the death of a spouse than it is for a person still living with their spouse.
The risk of needing long-term care assistance after the death of a spouse was highest during the first month of bereavement.
A Harvard study..suggests that increasing …read more

Affirmations are something that I believe can help you through depression. Affirmations are positive statements that I read before I go to sleep and as I wake up in the morning. As you know I am trying to lose weight and I am doing well with 10lbs lost so far….but as I have started the diet I have felt down. I think it is because the person that I want to notice isn’t here, and that is wrong. I should value myself, want to do it for me. So I have written these

I enjoy being successful and value my contribution …read more