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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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Rebecca DiTore
Dec 10, 20245 min read
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...
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Rebecca DiTore
May 22, 20242 min read
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...
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Rebecca DiTore
Feb 6, 20243 min read
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...
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Rebecca DiTore
Dec 19, 20234 min read
Christmas Magic
grief, widowhood, life after loss Christmas is....exciting and magical and exhausting. Putting the kids to bed and then googling "elf...
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Rebecca DiTore
Nov 20, 20234 min read
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...
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Rebecca DiTore
Oct 28, 20232 min read
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...
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Rebecca DiTore
Aug 29, 20237 min read
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....
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Rebecca DiTore
Jun 15, 20233 min read
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...
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Rebecca DiTore
May 21, 20234 min read
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...
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Rebecca DiTore
May 4, 20235 min read
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...
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