April 1999
The Director - Features
Aftercare in Cyberspace
GROWW offers online grief suport 24 hours per day
The Internet has become a valuable resource for individuals grieving the death of a loved one. Not only is there information on various support groups and advice on coping with a death, but it gives mourners experiencing similar losses an opportunity to communicate with each other.\par
Aftercare in Cyberspace—GROWW offers online grief support 24 hours per day describes how one Web site, www.GROWW.com, enables visitors to express their grief and share their experience with others.
The article was written by James Kennedy, director of marketing and strategic planning for GROWW. Widowed after 33 years of marriage to his wife, Liz, in January 1996, Kennedy abandoned his 12-year-old computer company and struggled with his grief. In October of that year, he wandered into a chat room for "Widows and Widowers" and the effect was cathartic. Kennedy has since been involved with the GROWW project and takes enormous satisfaction with this new endeavor.
