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This inspiring book is designed for widows, married women of all ages, and anyone who feels
unsure about how to support widows in their lives. The authors illuminate the realities of
widowhood by exploring its unique and often overlooked aspects. (Search for the Large Print Edition using B0DSG1SJRD in the Amazon search bar.)

Every day, over 2,800 American women become widows. The average age of these widows is
59. You might know one of the eleven million widows in the United States. You may be one
yourself, or you could find yourself in that situation one day.

This inspirational and enlightening book offers valuable insights. The three authors write
candidly and emotionally about their unique experiences as widows and their determination to
create new beginnings after loss. Each author's voice distinctly reveals different yet similar
aspects of grief and rebuilding a life.

They have collaborated to create a spirit guide and a handbook designed to assist women and
those who wish to support them in navigating the challenges of widowhood. The book offers
explanations that ease the discomfort of preparation and provides practical lists for getting
ready. It reassures widows with logical, comforting, and valuable insights into their experiences
and their tasks. The book concludes with advice and suggestions on how to help and support
the widows in the reader's life.

A quiet, welcome voice of calm and encouragement emerges from the pages. This book has the
power to comfort many.

Karen R. Smith-Racicot (Tall Karen) is a certified life coach and co-owned an accounting firm for over twenty years with her late husband. After her husband's untimely death, she authored the workbook I Didn't See That Coming! as a guide for organizing important legal, financial, and insurance documents. She has spoken on that topic at various venues in the D.C. metro area. Karen is remarried and has five adult children/stepchildren and seven grandkids. She loves to quilt, and she and her husband, Bob, enjoy traveling and camping, especially throughout the beautiful U.S. national parks.

Through twenty-nine lifetime moves, Karen S. Justice, MBA (Short Karen), developed skills for facing change. Becoming a widow, however, was one of the most substantial changes she faced. She and John had been married for over forty-seven years. For thirty-one of those, she followed him around the world as a military spouse. Every move required modifying life, jobs, and expectations. After her husband's death, Karen again modified her expectations and focused on building a new future. The effort combined fear, freedom, excitement, disruption, joy, and sadness. She learned even more about challenges and adaptation to change. Today, Karen continues to use her knowledge and experience through mentoring, teaching, and writing.

Rebecca K. LaChance, PhD, lost her husband of twenty-five years from a heart attack in the early days of COVID-19. Her experience of becoming a widow and grieving was deeply influenced by pandemic restrictions, her neurodiverse brain, childhood traumas, and her introversion. She practiced as a registered nurse for over thirty years. Rebecca's specialty was Critical Care. Her academic career focused on the impacts of a significant other's death, including her dissertation about how advance directives were implemented in a military medical hospital.