Issue(s) Seniors ty to live life again after the loss of a spouse or significant partner, using resources from the community. Grieving individuals experience more sick days and hospital admissions in the year following their loss than non-bereaved individuals. Depression, Intrusive thoughts and sleepless nights can lead to illness and in some cases death from a broken heart. Guests: Ken Esrig, is a former hospital administrator who owns and operates medical practices in South Florida. Ken was honored with florida’s Best Medical Practice Administrator of the year. His professional life helped him cope with losing over 13 families members in three years, followed by the loss of his wife Jill who died unexpectedly at 40 years old. Esrig teaches seniors and caregivers to access the many valuable resources they have to help them create an independent lifestyle and find friends. He teaches senior that they are the # 1 resource to help plan their future. Guests: Since 1985, Trudi Webb, President/CEO of Hospice By The Sea has guided her staff to help families find their way to say good bye to a loved one forever. Webb explains how the referral system begins and how some doctors guide families, who have no more hope through more aggressive cures. Webb also explains how Hospice is funded and outside program of hospice for those patients who use home health. Guests: Cheryl Godbout is the Community Development Director for Dignity Memorial in South Florida and a licensed funeral director. She presents the main objectives of their community program that L.I.F.T. the lives of widows and widowers. The program integrates as social balance into the lives of spouses that have got past their grief.