Feeling very weepy today. It’s national widows day!
I rg g se to be a statistic because I claim God‘s promises over my life, but it is an inside peek into widowhood.
Thinking of all my new friends in this club we never wanted to join. V.

This fact helps explain the ache of loneliness I feel:

?Did you know… most widow(er)s lose 75% of their support base when their spouse dies?

“Today is National Widows and Widowers Day.
It is not for celebration but for awareness.
This is why National Widow’s Day matters:

National Widow’s Day is May 3

?Did you know… 800,000 people are widowed each year?

?Did you know… 700,000 of those are women?

?Did you know… most widows live in poverty? (Over 115 million world wide)

?Did you know… “death of a spouse” is listed as the #1 stressor on the stress index scale and is considered one of life’s most devastating events?

?Did you know… 60% of those who lose a spouse or significant other will experience a serious illness within 12 months?

?Did you know… insomnia is one of the most common symptoms for a grieving spouse?

?Did you know… most widow(er)s lose 75% of their support base when their spouse dies?

?Did you know… after 3 – 4 months most of the remaining support fades for a widow(er)?

?Did you know… it really is possible to die of a broken heart? Widow(er)s have a 30% elevated risk of death in the first 6 months after their loss

Be nice to a widow today, you have no idea what they deal with.”