Dear Eric: I am a 65-year-old widow with two adult sons in their late 20s. No partners or grandchildren and that’s fine with me as they are still young and maturing. One lives too far away to see more ...

Dear Annie: I am an 85-year-old widow living alone. I have three children, five grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. In years past, when I was still driving, I would visit regularly and made it ...

Below are two lovely letters for “Grieving in Portland,” the man who is grieving his late wife and wondering how best to move on -- for his own sake and for his dog, Max. The first letter offers a ...