tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1268746983441346507.post3273719564506373695..comments2024-02-21T02:19:16.755-08:00Comments on Widow's Voice: Seven Widowed Voices Sharing Love, Loss, and Hope : A Kind of RetirementMichele Neff Hernandezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02356589209090780127noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1268746983441346507.post-64119109391221377142011-04-04T10:18:18.933-07:002011-04-04T10:18:18.933-07:00Thank you, Michele, for sharing and putting into w...Thank you, Michele, for sharing and putting into words my deepest most inner thoughts.<br /><br />Today, tomorrow, always, sincerest best wishes for what I lovingly refer to as "mourning joy."<br /><br />Linda Della Donna<br />Founder, Director<br />Griefcase.net<br />"...And sometime when I wasn't looking, I got a new life."griefcase.blogspot.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16365953337125097200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1268746983441346507.post-84144582403766103412011-03-22T08:43:44.486-07:002011-03-22T08:43:44.486-07:00P.S. Kathy and Anon~ We are working to make an Eas...P.S. Kathy and Anon~ We are working to make an East Coast Camp Widow possible, but I think it will be at least two years before we are ready to move the event. We have a goal of no longer than five. Much of this is dependent on funding, which as you can imagine is not a small obstacle. I promise you that we will keep working on it until we make it happen, so you will see Camp Widow on the East Coast. In the meantime, we'd love to have you join us on the West Coast (and I do know that is a scary thing Kathy) and if there is anything I can do to help you get there...please don't hesitate to conatct me. Also, look for the new Camp Widow website (www.campwidow.org) which will be launched April 1ST. This has been a real labor of love, and I can't wait to share it with all of you!Michele Neff Hernandezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02356589209090780127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1268746983441346507.post-17164882660724150952011-03-22T08:36:35.324-07:002011-03-22T08:36:35.324-07:00Thank you to all of you for your kind words! It re...Thank you to all of you for your kind words! It really has been an honor to be a part of your lives, and I look forward to the ways we can partner to make this amazing community available on an even larger scale. <br /><br />To everyone who asked how they can help, first Thank you! There are several areas where we need as much help as we can get: spreading the word about SSLF and our programs to anyone you know because everyone knows someone who could use this kind of support; volunteer for SSLF we have just added a new position National Volunteer Coordinator to our board (more on that soon) and we are gathering people from all over the world to join over volunteer ranks; our programs are maintained by donations and every single one counts. If you are able please consider a regular donation to SSLF quaterly, or at whatever interval works for you. And lastly if you have a connection with any corporation or particular donor who may be interested in supporting SSLF we are actively seeking major support for our programs in order to make them more accessible to our community. <br /><br />So there you have it, there are lots of ways to get involved and we'd love to have you! For details on any of these options please send me a note to micheleh@sslf.org. <br /><br />I look forward to seeing you when I show up as a guest here, and in the meantime know you are all in my heart. I feel you every day.<br /><br />MicheleMichele Neff Hernandezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02356589209090780127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1268746983441346507.post-82665732384749862772011-03-22T06:10:34.957-07:002011-03-22T06:10:34.957-07:00There are no words to thank you for all you have d...There are no words to thank you for all you have done for me and for all of us Michele. Just know that I love you for it xxxBoohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10695496303699631884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1268746983441346507.post-40428131866551502942011-03-21T19:33:14.386-07:002011-03-21T19:33:14.386-07:00As a new widow I thank you for starting this site ...As a new widow I thank you for starting this site and blog. I see a therapist and I think I talk in every session about something that touched me in one or more of the blogs. Knowing I am not alone in my many grief experiences has helped so much. Thanks for starting this...BTW when do you think there will be an East Coast Widow's Weekend event. I am thinking about attending this year no matter where but being that far away from my kids even for a weekend is scary to me right now.<br />Thanks again for starting this and I know I will support WV and Soaring Spirits in whatever way I can.<br />-Kathy from RIAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1268746983441346507.post-34426745072533992202011-03-21T18:18:40.599-07:002011-03-21T18:18:40.599-07:00Thank you for all you've done and all you cont...Thank you for all you've done and all you continue to do. This blog and Camp Widow have made a valuable, positive impact in my life which have made this journey easier and a little less lonely. Thank you seems so small. I am so grateful for you. I wish you much joy and success in all you do behind the scenes!Debbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13743446066024389563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1268746983441346507.post-52822712575000352282011-03-21T16:19:01.459-07:002011-03-21T16:19:01.459-07:00Best wishes Michelle! Thank you for so much for ev...Best wishes Michelle! Thank you for so much for everything. What started from a very dark place, has become a guiding light to so many of us. For me it is daily place for feeling "normal" in a my new world where nothing is normal any more. To share with those that "get it" has been immeasurably helpful when there is no one else and at 18 months out when our family & friends don't know what to say or do anymore, and his name doesn't come up anymore - this has been a place to "still" share my grief and feel support from others by them just "getting It", and still being able to talk about the most important person in my life - my husband - Thank you. Wishing you the best in the new ventures for WV and hope that I can help some how with any East Coast happenings. Keep us posted - looking forward to it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1268746983441346507.post-54601906711093735422011-03-21T12:45:20.134-07:002011-03-21T12:45:20.134-07:00Thank you for your words and your vision! I know t...Thank you for your words and your vision! I know that you have been a guiding light in a very dark place. It is so good to hear of how life can go on and does after one of the most devastating thing could happen! I am just starting my journey into the dating world. So hard to do as a young widow of 47, but this blog inspired me to try! I live on the east coast and will be looking foward to seeing Camp widow start here.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1268746983441346507.post-77864951452432924352011-03-21T12:01:57.485-07:002011-03-21T12:01:57.485-07:00Good luck! Change is always hard, but as you said...Good luck! Change is always hard, but as you said and we all are learning the hard way, it is inevitable and can be a catalyst for good things. <br /><br />I think all of your and WV's goals are wonderful. A space, whether it be virtual or physical, for widow/ers to be understood and feel comfort is a true gift.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1268746983441346507.post-65630359698071909932011-03-21T11:59:44.160-07:002011-03-21T11:59:44.160-07:00Thank you so very much and best wishes!!!Thank you so very much and best wishes!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1268746983441346507.post-66775046609535173582011-03-21T10:41:43.149-07:002011-03-21T10:41:43.149-07:00Dearest Michele, I remember about two weeks after ...Dearest Michele, I remember about two weeks after my husband died suddenly on 3/08/2010, I started asking people "how do I do this". Sure, I know widows but I certainly have no clue how to be one. My sister-in-law, who lives on the West coast, I live on the East coast, asked around and found this website for me. Every day since, I have been a faithful reader and finally found the desire and strength to even post responses. Your posts and those of the entire group, have helped me tremendously tackle this ever so painful journey. Unfortunately, we all "get it". But fortunately, we all have each other. <br /><br />Thank you SO VERY MUCH FOR SHARING all that comes with this tremendous grief. You are a blessing!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1268746983441346507.post-22459594084767919832011-03-21T10:38:50.666-07:002011-03-21T10:38:50.666-07:00As the song says, "There's a time for...&...As the song says, "There's a time for..." and you're wise to know when the time is for you to end one and zero in on another...<br /> Dan is wonderful and sensitive and a terrific writer. Good to know your Mondays are in his hands.<br /> Will see you at Camp Widow in San Diego in August and please let me know what I can do to make the East Coast Conference happen.Carol Scibellihttp://www.poorwidowme.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1268746983441346507.post-15889698514041740272011-03-21T10:36:44.366-07:002011-03-21T10:36:44.366-07:00Hooray for you, Michele, and in your new endeavors...Hooray for you, Michele, and in your new endeavors, I wish for you what you have always given to your WV readers: nothing but the best.Marty Tousley, RN, MS, FThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05517952534831180171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1268746983441346507.post-2610242656123251052011-03-21T07:03:07.012-07:002011-03-21T07:03:07.012-07:00Thank you so much! And best wishes always!Thank you so much! And best wishes always!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1268746983441346507.post-39847102073207370282011-03-21T05:05:40.579-07:002011-03-21T05:05:40.579-07:00I am seventeen months out and discovered this blog...I am seventeen months out and discovered this blog about four months ago. I check in most days. I want to thank you for creating this space for all of us who mourn. It has been extremely helpful to me to connect with others who are experiencing the same emotional, spiritual, physical and societal issues in navigating these new and scary waters. Many of us do not have people around us who have gone through this experience, so this connection has been invaluable. It is a safe place to come and listen, learn and share. How can we participate in helping you in your quest to expand? To have achieved so much while grieving is an amazing accomplishment. So, again, thank you for being there during this difficult time in my life.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1268746983441346507.post-62991139179046491002011-03-21T04:21:03.488-07:002011-03-21T04:21:03.488-07:00Hi Michelle, thank you so much for sharing, and be...Hi Michelle, thank you so much for sharing, and best wishes on your journey. We have been reading here for a long time but haven't posted a reply until now. Wishing you the best, -Sachi & GopalaSachinoreply@blogger.com