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Navigating loss, grief and solo-parenthood after losing my husband to brain cancer.
Rebecca DiTore
young widow, author and mama of two
My hope is that sharing my experience as a mom, caregiver and now widow will help empower and support others experiencing their own struggles.
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A 2024 Recap from a Remarried Widow and Mom
My word for 2024: connection. When your world is flipped upside down by a terminal disease or by loss, it suddenly feels like you’re lost...
Rebecca DiTore
Dec 10, 20245 min read
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life after loss: the beauty in predictability
grief, widowhood, healing after loss hey there! I think since my book came out on this month, the two most common questions or comments...
Rebecca DiTore
May 22, 20242 min read
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5 Ways to Support a Family Battling Cancer
5 Ways to Support a Family Battling Cancer grief, widowhood, cancer support Each quarter I attend a non-profit round table at which I...
Rebecca DiTore
Feb 6, 20243 min read
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Christmas Magic
grief, widowhood, life after loss Christmas is....exciting and magical and exhausting. Putting the kids to bed and then googling "elf...
Rebecca DiTore
Dec 19, 20234 min read
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Grief and Gratitude
grief, widowhood, life after loss I've been sort of quiet here because as I've had thoughts/feelings over the last few months, I've been...
Rebecca DiTore
Nov 20, 20234 min read
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Thoughts on Turning 32
I'm 32 today. Two years older than Mike when he was frozen in time. I'm smarter, no taller, and likely a few pounds heavier but he...
Rebecca DiTore
Oct 28, 20232 min read
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One Year of Widowhood
grief, widowhood, solo parenting, life after loss I can feel September creeping in. One whole year without you. Without touching you....
Rebecca DiTore
Aug 29, 20237 min read
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Father's Day Weekend: Finding Gratitude in the Heaviness
widowhood and solo-parenting When Mike was sick, we’d talk about why the universe allowed us to create such a beautiful family to then...
Rebecca DiTore
Jun 15, 20233 min read
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Dear Michael, it's been two years...
Dear Michael, It’s been two years since we laid in that hospital bed together. I found a recording of our very first appointment at...
Rebecca DiTore
May 21, 20234 min read
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May: Flashbacks, Widow's Day and another Motherless Mother's Day
I recently learned that there's a "National Widow's Day" (where my flowers at?!) which happens to be in May which is also the month for...
Rebecca DiTore
May 4, 20235 min read
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