My best friend and I are both widows but her husband died after a long cancer battle while mine died in a car crash, and when we try to support each other we keep stepping on invisible landmines about preparation, final words, and what counts as 'worse.' We're losing each other when we need each other most.
More people experience this than they realize.
Two people united by the fact of widowhood are discovering that the manner of their losses creates a chasm that threatens the very friendship that could sustain them.
“Where Are You with Sudden loss vs. expected loss?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.