Widowhood Resources

One of the hardest experiences in life is losing a spouse and when it happens unexpectedly it can be especially difficult to deal with the financial upheaval and required paperwork.  a good place to start is with the book:

Moving forward on your own: Financial Guidebook for widows (reviewed in the August 14, 2011blogpost: http://fpwusu.blogspot.com/search/label/widowhood

Other helpful resources include:

A Guide for the Newly Widowed by: AARP Outreach & Services, May 6, 2005

http://www.aarp.org/relationships/grief-loss/info-2005/newly_widowed.html

Final Details: Claiming Benefits by: AARP Outreach & Service, from: AARP, January 2008. http://www.aarp.org/relationships/grief-loss/info-01-2008/final_details_claiming_benefits.html

Final Details: A Checklist by: AARP Outreach and Services, November 15, 2004

http://www.aarp.org/relationships/grief-loss/info-2004/final_details_a_checklist.html

Widowhood: Help In Coping And Understanding http://www.essortment.com/widowhood-coping-understanding-35939.html

Widowhood - Losing a Spouse

http://womensissues.about.com/od/widowhood/Widowhood_Losing_a_Spouse.htm

The ABC’s of Widowhood (book) http://abcsofwidowhood.com/

Widowhood - How to Handle the First Few Weeks After the Loss of a Loved One

http://ezinearticles.com/?Widowhood---How-to-Handle-the-First-Few-Weeks-After-the-Loss-of-a-Loved-One&id=1424725

Surviving Middle-Aged Widowhood (blog) http://survivingmiddle-agedwidowhood.blogspot.com/

Depression After Losing a Spouse http://www.livestrong.com/article/106306-depression-after-losing-spouse/

The Anguish of Losing a Spouse http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/04/05/the-anguish-of-losing-a-spouse/

Health & Well-being: losing a husband or wife  http://www.videojug.com/interview/losing-a-husband-or-wife-2

How to Survive Losing A Spouse http://www.articlesbase.com/self-help-articles/how-to-survive-losing-a-spouse-134884.html

Coping with unwanted change: losing a spouse http://www.unwantedchange.org/Templates/uc/Content.aspx?id=826