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Mary Lee Robinson and her husband had just relocated 11 months prior to their brand new home in the Low Country of the Carolinas. Her husband suffered a massive cerebral hemorrhage and was gone at age 63. She hit the wall of loneliness and grieving at 90 mph. It was startling not only to her, but to the other story tellers that most people don’t have the faintest idea what to do for the bereaved. Strangers can be very kind, and familiar folks can be downright cruel. Grief is very poorly understood and not tolerated well in our culture. Not only has Mary Lee Robinson written books on the subject, as well as participating in the Grief Diaries anthology series, she started a movement, Set an Extra Plate, that encourages everyone to invite that person who may be alone on holidays to enjoy a meal with our families. Website: http://www.maryleerobinson.com