Losing any loved one is painful. Part, taught the Buddha, of the inescapable fate of us all. But losing a spouse, a life partner, is different—these are the people with whom we are most intimate, who we've chosen, who have chosen us to share the joys and burdens of life's journey. And, if we are blessed with mutual long lives, to share the wisdom, the pleasures and pains of ageing together. Medicine has known since antiquity that the loss of a spouse can have profound consequences for the surviving member of a couple.
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