As we have enjoyed meeting online for the last two months, I thought I would try and arrange a session for July. If you want to speak to other people who understand about grief, who will listen and share their tips on coping with bereavement…then why not sign up at our widows quest wiki. On the site are 3 suggested dates 2nd, 3rd or 4th July….let me know which one would work for you. We base it on 6pm New York time.
What do I get out of these sessions?

The feeling of belonging. That I am with people who just…well understand.
Happiness. …read more

Widows Quest has become more than a blog it has become a community for friends who are coping with grief. If you feel low, or in need of speaking to people who understand bereavement then just register your name over at the Widows Quest wiki and I will send you the log in details. I have asked on the site about availability on 4th, 5th or 6th June…would be great to see you there.
It was wonderful to hear peoples voices for our first get together in May – for those of you who didn’t join in, all you need is …read more

When we talked on our monthly Widows Quest telephone call in, we talked about how some of us were expected to be strong. I was one of those people, I am quite easy going, I tend to see the positive in dark times….and so when anyone dies around me I am expected to be strong….
Or am I?
After I came off the call, I thought do others expect me to be strong in grief and help them cope with bereavement or do I?
You know when I think about it…and if I am being completely honest!….I think it comes from me. No …read more

There are days when the world seems black
When nothing seems right, when all hope is lost
Then I come here to our Widows community
And you my friends, hold my heart until it can beat once more

I fear, I grieve, I miss, I long, I struggle to breathe
Nothing will get me through this pain
Then I come here to our Widows Quest community
And you hold my heart until it can beat once more, on its own

I want you to know that you are my friends
My guiding lights from the dark tunnel of death
I want you to know dear friends that
Whenever your heart needs …read more

To all my US friends I hope that this holiday season treats you well, I know that holidays are in so many ways tough for people in grief but here are 4 ways to give thanks

Give thanks to all those around you, whose love has kept you strong
Give thanks to to your heart for caring so much about you that it has kept beating despite all the pain.
Give thanks for our community at Widows Quest  – there for all our bad days, to smile on the good days and most of all, to always listen and never judge.
Give thanks …read more