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Monica Bobbitt
Freelance contributor
Monica Bobbitt is a military widow, writer and grief advocate based in Ottawa currently writing a memoir about her experiences. She’s also the Honorary Lieutenant Colonel of 42nd Field Regiment, RCA -Lanark and Renfrew Scottish, located in Pembroke, Ont.
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First Person
It's been 8 years since my husband died in service, but the grief still lingers for our family
Nearly a decade after her husband died during a military training accident, Monica Bobbitt writes about how grief evolves and ripples through her children.
Canada -Ottawa |
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First Person
My husband didn't die at war but I'm still a military widow
Sometimes I wish my husband had died in battle instead of a fluke accident at home, writes Monica Bobbitt for Remembrance Day.
Canada |