Carole Brody Fleet, author of Widows Wear Stilettos, was widowed at age 40 when her husband’s death from ALS turned her life upside down. We discussed unhelpful ways well-meaning people responded to her, as well as what to expect when grieving. Then I spoke with Patricia Harman about her memoir The Blue Cotton Gown, tales of her exploits as a humanistic nurse midwife, parent, friend, & and wife of husband and business partner, Dr. Tom Harman, who isn’t a typical doctor, either.