The Why Question

In the process of going through the grieving process we tend to ask the questions "Why?" to help cope or make sense of the loss. My search for the answer lead me down two different paths; that of the mind and that of the heart. This month I share how I came to a possible answer to "why I found myself 46 & Widowed."References:Becker S, Jonigk D, Luft A, Dübbel L, Werlein C, Malik E, Schild-Suhren M. COVID-19 can lead to rapid progression of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia by dysregulating the immune system: A hypothesis. J Reprod Immunol. 2022Dec;154:103763. doi: 10.1016/j.jri.2022.103763. Epub 2022 Nov 9. PMID:36399874; PMCID: PMC9645588. National Cancer Institute. Cervical cancer stages. National Institute of Health. 2025 May 16. https://www.cancer.gov/types/cervical/stages#_34  Nichols H. Septic embolism: Symptoms, causes, treatment. Medical News Today. 2024 Mar 18. https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/sepsis-embolism  Zhang S, Xu H, Zhang L, Qiao Y. Cervical cancer: Epidemiology, risk factors and screening. Chin J Cancer Res. 2020 Dec 31;32(6):720-728. doi:10.21147/j.issn.1000-9604.2020.06.05. PMID: 33446995; PMCID: PMC7797226.