The Friends

The New Chapters website and initiative are intended to serve as a gathering place to share real life stories of love, loss and what happens next. It’s an offer of insight and hope. Just as I was immediately surrounded and supported by friends through the experience of my husband Brady’s passing. so too did they join me in this project. I offer my heartfelt thanks to these friends.

• TOM JELNECK – Brain stormer, website creator/optimizer and sarcastic eye-roller.

• JILL SHARGAA – The artist who understood my heart and this new chapter

• PETER KING – The “Big Deal” contributing writer and unwavering champion of the idea

• ANDREW SNYDER – The creative eye and soothsayer

• SARA AU – My editorial spirit animal and connector

• THE LOVE POSSE who, as always, without hesitation said, “Just do it!”

• EACH and every one of my “sisters” and “mister sisters” who supported this initiative from the idea of it….and all of you who encouraged others to tell me their stories.

• And most especially, to EACH SURVIVING SPOUSE for trusting me to listen, hear and understand their sorrow and to tell their love stories with integrity and respect.