Advice from bereavement counselors and those who have lost a spouse or life partner: 
 Get out of the house, see a movie, take a walk, drive to the beach 
 Accept invitations 
 Find a hobby, volunteer, join a club 
 Cry 
 Take care of yourself - a healthy diet, enough sleep, exercise 
 There's no formula or timetable; mourn and move on at your comfort level 
 Try a bereavement group 
 Join <a href="/topics/Facebook_Inc.">Facebook</a> 
 Be good to yourself 
 Laugh - don't feel guilty 
 Date 
 Advice for friends and family: 
 Let them cry 
 Listen 
 Visit for no reason 
 Call and e-mail just to say hello 
 It's OK to talk about the deceased 
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<h3> Helpful Web sites</h3> 
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 <a href="/topics/Bellmore%2C_NY">Bellmore</a> Widows/Widowers Group: widow.meetup.com/151 
 LI/NYC Metro Area Young Widow/er's Group is on <a href="/topics/Facebook_Inc.">Facebook</a>: 
 www.facebook.com/?sk=2361831622#!/group.php?gid=205273635847 
 Young Widow Bulletin Board (YWBB): www.ywbb.org/ 
 <a href="/topics/Rockville_Centre_Diocese">Rockville Centre Diocese</a> site links to many bereavement opportunities in <a href="/topics/Nassau_County%2C_NY">Nassau</a> and <a href="/topics/Suffolk_County%2C_NY">Suffolk</a>: www.holyroodcemetery.org/bereavement.htm

Advice from bereavement counselors and those who have lost a spouse or life partner: Get out of the house, see a movie, take a walk, drive to the beach Accept invitations Find a hobby, volunteer, join a club Cry Take care of yourself - a healthy diet, enough sleep, exercise There's no formula or timetable; mourn and move on at your comfort level Try a bereavement group Join Facebook Be good to yourself Laugh - don't feel guilty Date Advice for friends and family: Let them cry Listen Visit for no reason Call and e-mail just to say hello It's OK to talk about the deceased Helpful Web sites Bellmore Widows/Widowers Group: widow.meetup.com/151 LI/NYC Metro Area Young Widow/er's Group is on Facebook: www.facebook.com/?sk=2361831622#!/group.php?gid=205273635847 Young Widow Bulletin Board (YWBB): www.ywbb.org/ Rockville Centre Diocese site links to many bereavement opportunities in Nassau and Suffolk: www.holyroodcemetery.org/bereavement.htm

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