widow — Stories of Grief — Forced Joy Project

Joanny Rodriguez

Joanny opens about the death of her husband, Robert to Suicide, following the death of her baby 18 months before. She courageously shares what it's like to grieve a death that has become stigmatized and how people can best support others.

Dana FrostAugust 25, 2024widow, young widow, suicide, stillbirth, life after loss Comments

Cassidy Levine

Cassidy talks about the death of her fiance, Dylan to fentanyl poisoning. She bravely shares some of the misconceptions about losing someone to a stigmatized loss and the added layers of grief it causes.

Georgia Lillie

Georgia Lillie lost her husband, James to a rare form of small cell cancer. Since his passing, she has managed to live with both the joy and the grief, and has also written a children’s book in honor of James.

Dana FrostJune 20, 2023widow, widowhood, young widow, cancer stories, cancer death, grief stories, grief and loss, grief support, small cell cancerComment

Linda Brown

Linda Brown shares about the unexpected and sudden death of her husband, Mike. She bravely opens up about what has brought her joy — like her blended family — as well as what she has struggled with in the aftermath of his passing.

Dana FrostJanuary 14, 2023grief stories, grief and loss, widowhood, widow, widow stories, sudden death, sudden loss, grief supportComment

Kim Ramsahoye

Kim Ramsahoye talks about her experience as a caregiver to her husband, Dave, who was diagnosed with brain cancer. She shares about the complexities of grief following his death, including dating and raising a family.

Guest UserAugust 29, 2022widow, cancer widow, grief support, grief stories, grief and loss, young widowComment

Jess Miller

Jess Miller opens up about her husband, Chris, who went into cardiac arrest at their home, 7 weeks after she had our son. She shares about Chris surviving another 11 months in a minimally conscious state and what life has looked like since his death.

Guest UserAugust 29, 2022widow, widow stories, young widow, grief and loss, grief stories, grief, grief support, cardiac arrest, sudden deathComment

Drew Dotson

Drew Dotson shares about grieving the death of her husband while living with cystic fibrosis - a terminal diagnois.

Guest UserAugust 26, 2022cystic fibrosis, terminal diagnosis, grief, grief and loss, widow, young, young widow, life after lossComment

Meghan Montague

Meghan Montague opens up about the sudden death of her husband, Rich, from cardiac arrest. She touches on how the loss not only affects her, but her daughters as well.

Guest UserAugust 19, 2022grief, grief and loss, sudden death, widow, widow stories, widowhood, young widow, grief stories Comments

Claire Lucas

Claire Lucas shares about the sudden death of her fiance and the lengths she’s traveled (both physically and emotionally) to live life in the wake of his loss.

Guest UserAugust 17, 2022widow, young widow, sudden death, grief, grief stories, grief and loss, life after loss Comment

Adam Styles

Adam styles shares about the loss of his mom after a sudden cancer diagnosis and how you continue to live and move forward after.

Dana FrostJuly 28, 2022Grief, loss, cancer, widow, cancer widow, bowel cancer Comments

Sarah Christie

Sarah Christie lost her husband, George to cancer. Here she opens up about her experience first as a caregiver, and then as a widow.

Dana FrostJuly 15, 2022Grief, loss, cancer, widow, cancer widow, young widow, cancer death Comments

Melissa Abbott

Melissa Abbott shares about the sudden death of her husband, Dave to Covid. She opens up about widowhood and what it’s been like to grieve during a pandemic:

Dana FrostJuly 11, 2022Grief, loss, widow, covid death, covid lossComment