River: Links for the Recently Widowed

[mdlbear]

Here are some links to sites and pages that I've found helpful over the last three months.

Linguistic note: "widowed" is the past participle of the verb to widow, and is unambiguously non-binary. The verb in its present tense is also non-binary, but picks up a decided gender bias from the noun form. Also see widowed at Vocabulary.com.

Checklists:

• Key contacts and document checklst [PDF] from Wealthcare 4 Widows. I got this from my financial advisor. Written from the POV of a widow, but mostly applies to widowers too if you mentally change the pronouns.
• The Complete Checklist For When A Loved One Passes Away [PDF] from the Neptune Society.
• Newly Widowed Checklist | The Liz Logelin Foundation.
• Some things to Consider[PDF] at Soaring Spirits International

Resource lists:

• Tools + Resources • Wealthcare 4 Widows
• Resources for the Newly Widowed - Soaring Spirits International

The 12 Weeks of Peace: A Free Online Bereavement Program at The Neptune Society: A weekly email "newsletter"; you can also get to all the installments via Week 1: Dealing With Grief. I recommend the Neptune Society in general, but their site is a little tricky to navigate if you want to avoid giving personal information. I can also recommend their 6-week Thinking Ahead email series for your own end-of-life planning.

Comments

[freyjaw]

The Neptune Society is very helpful. They took care of both of hubby's parents. They are scattered near Angel Island.

[firecat]

Thank you for compiling this list, which I now need.

And I'm sorry for your loss.

I regret that I wasn't keeping up with DW reliably when it happened.