The First Year Without Them: What to Do, and Feel, After Losing Your Spouse: A Month-by-Month Grief Guide and Checklist for Widows and Widowers (PDF eBook)

When your spouse dies, the grief and the paperwork arrive at the same time.

This gentle, practical guide walks with you through the first twelve months, one month at a time. It tells you what has to happen now, what can wait, and how to take care of your heart along the way.

Inside you'll find:

• The few things that can't wait, and the many that can
• - Plain-English help with death certificates, Social Security survivor benefits, life insurance, and probate
• - Money basics, scam warnings, and the "no big decisions" rule
• - Kind, honest words for guilt, loneliness, holidays, and the first anniversary
• - Scripts for hard phone calls and for the things people say
• - Worksheets: notification list, accounts tracker, hard dates, and 12 monthly check-ins
• Written like a friend who has been there, for widows and widowers who need a steady hand.
• General information only, not legal, financial, or medical advice.