I watched the Rachael Ray show today and one of the guests on the show had a tremendous impact on me. His story was so very sad and his mission because of it, so very inspirational. The man’s name is Matt Logelin and the foundation of his story is that his wife gave birth to a baby girl on one day in 2008 and died the next day due to a pulmonary embolism. He has created a foundation in his wife’s name to help widows and widowers. This young man is turning his anguish into an opportunity to help others. I commend him and hope that you will check out his blog and his foundation. Please help in any way that you can. The information can be found here. http://www.mattlogelin.com/
While his story is horrific and his subsequent actions heroic, I can’t help but be reminded of the people out there who need the same kind of help but not for the same reason. I am speaking of the stay at home moms who have been confronted with the same sudden loss of their spouses not because of death but because of divorce. Even with today’s statistics, “divorce” is still a dirty word. People can and do accept and comfort those who lose a spouse due to death but they steer clear of women who are agonizing with the same pain, fear and loss.
They are often ignored and ostracized by the courts and much of society because of, excuse the word, “divorce.” These women are the lonely and silent sufferers because in my opinion, they are seen as a modern day lepers. They are often shunned by society because they have no acceptable profession, income or marketable skills. They are accused of being indolent because their husbands supported them financially while they just sat at home raising children and eating “bon-bons.” Oh wait! Isn’t motherhood supposed to be the greatest of all professions? I’m sure most people would agree but only until divorce happens! Where is there a place to help these women?
