Managing Grief

Why I Didn’t Set a Place for My Husband at Thanksgiving Dinner

  • November 24, 2016
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We’re doing something different for Thanksgiving this year. Normally, we head out to a potluck buffet with extended family. It’s an hour drive, but it’s always been a nice opportunity to catch up with far-flung cousins whom I only see this one time of year. Also, since my husband’s death, I have been secretly grateful…

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