'Til Death Do Us Part

I filled out the medical form until I reached 'Marital Status.' I stopped. For the first time, I checked the dreaded box: WIDOWED.

After 51 years of marriage, Sandie Fuenty's husband Jim, a Vietnam Veteran, completed the final battle of a war he brought home and fought until his death on November 5, 2022.

After Jim's death, grief didn't arrive in a straight line. It came in waves, paperwork, quiet rooms, and sudden anger, including the moment she had to check a box she never imagined choosing...