Widows & Widowers Support Group
This community is dedicated to those who have lost a husband, wife, or partner. Anything is open for discussion here, with the hope that we can focus on grief, bereavement, life after loss, and continuing on after a great loss.
Hi,
Just wanted to pass on some things to help make being in isolation/sheltering in place a little easier. Please feel free to add any good ones you have, too.
My siblings and I have been exchanging lots of silly videos to keep our spirits up - 3 are in high risk categories and the California branch are all in statewide lockdown. Besides the cat videos, etc., they also sent me some great links if you would like some "culture."
Museums around the world which you can virtually tour can be found here:
https://artsandculture.google.com/partner?hl=en
If you're an opera fan, the Metropolitan is running performances here - there is a 4-hour time difference right now between here and New York, but they also have an on-demand app:
https://operawire.com/metropolitan-opera-to-offer-up-nightly-met-opera-streams/
The Seattle Symphony has a Youtube channel with various pieces. I can recommend the Peer Gynt Suite, among others:
https://www.youtube.com/seattlesymphony
For a change of pace, you can view various exhibits from the Monterey Bay Aquarium in California:
https://www.montereybayaquarium.org/animals/live-cams
If you'd rather just have the cat videos, try googling "cat shaming" - I am obviously a great lover of cats, and some of them had me laughing out loud.
Love and Hugs,
Martha
Thank you for the great ideas. These are strange times, indeed, and the challenge is to "think outside the box." Pardon the pun. It's also a good time to reconnect with friends who made a huge difference in our journies. As I've said before, DS was a huge lifeline to this struggling sojourner. I hope for those who are new to this struggle to survive after the loss of their dear loved one, that DS will be a glimmer of hope for a fulfilling future. Blessings. TJ
Books that are in the public domain which can be downloaded for free can be found at various sites. The original site that first made these available is The Gutenberg Project:
http://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Main_Page
I have downloaded free books and purchased a few that sre not in the public domain from Feedbooks:
https://www.feedbooks.com/publicdomain
Hugs...
https://librivox.org/
You can also volunteer to record audio for LibriVox, so if you are a good reader you can also help make more books available. See the link above.
more hugs...
For me I often isolate and pull away from others-- especially now . Only lost hubby end of January. I have been doing a lot of thinking these past few days. It is a blessing that he passed before this all started. It would have hit him hard for sure. To just connect and let others know you are thinking about them help us and them. Hugs and prayers that you all stay safe. Kim
https://www.whatsonstage.com/ballymena-theatre/news/watch-joseph-dreamcoat-lloyd-webber-youtube_51329.html