Connections: Steps to take and Web sites to help
Advice from bereavement counselors and those who have lost a spouse or life partner:
Get out of the house, see a movie, take a walk, drive to the beach
Accept invitations
Find a hobby, volunteer, join a club
Cry
Take care of yourself - a healthy diet, enough sleep, exercise
There's no formula or timetable; mourn and move on at your comfort level
Try a bereavement group
Join Facebook
Be good to yourself
Laugh - don't feel guilty
Date
Advice for friends and family:
Let them cry
Listen
Visit for no reason
Call and e-mail just to say hello
It's OK to talk about the deceased
Helpful Web sites
Bellmore Widows/Widowers Group: widow.meetup.com/151
LI/NYC Metro Area Young Widow/er's Group is on Facebook:
www.facebook.com/?sk=2361831622#!/group.php?gid=205273635847
Young Widow Bulletin Board (YWBB): www.ywbb.org/
Rockville Centre Diocese site links to many bereavement opportunities in Nassau and Suffolk: www.holyroodcemetery.org/bereavement.htm