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I was widowed in 2006 when my daughter was 2.5 and my husband had been fighting cancer for 2 years. I felt so lost and alone -- and was in a terrible financial situation. Thanks to peer support I'm rebuilding my life with a new marriage and a new career in this field of grief literacy and social media.

Of the many websites and organizations devoted to grieving people, Soaring Spirits is the only one with a vision to connect widowed people of all ages, from all walks of life, in economical and socially-relevant ways. For example, their WidowMatch program, which sets up pen-pal type relationships. Their Widow's Voice blog, which provides a daily dose of sisterhood (and brotherhood) to folks who otherwise often feel abandoned by church, friends, family, and community.

I am devoted to working with SSLF to create even more comprehensive online programs because they're simply the only ones who understand how vital these social links are and how they can be connected online and in real life.

These amazing women and men can be a powerful source of empathy and change in our society -- I'm proud to join with SSLF in helping them each find their own Chapter Two, and heal our lonely world.

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