[Madelaine Amee]

This morning I met a European lady who lives in Plantation, Leesburg. Her husband passed away and she is having a difficult time adjusting to being a single.

Is there anything happening in The Villages that a single non-resident could join?

[mojoe]

Hi Madelaine. If your friend is looking for grief support, there are two bereavement groups that I can recommend.

Cornerstone Hospice, corner of Morse and 466, is a very good place. They offer both group an individual counseling. cshospice.org 352-742-6898 or 888-728-6234 to make an appointment with a counselor or for information about groups. I lost my husband, Joe, January 31, 2012 and the wonderful people on TOTV recommended Cornerstone Hospice and being in the group has helped me.

St. Timothy's Roman Catholic Church has a grief support group that meets every Thursday morning at 9:30. It is open to all who have suffered a loss of a loved one. St. Timothy's is located at: 1351 Paige Place, Lady Lake, FL 32159, Rooms 1, 2 and 3 • (352) 753-0989 • Fax (352) 753-9602. This group does have social events every month.

I wish your friend the best and I hope she can get to join some activities. I know how lonely it is to be suddenly alone.

Maureen

[NotGolfer]

Another great support group is GriefShare. I've seen it advertised in the Sun and it's got several available groups. You can go into it at any time w/o having to wait.