Adopt a homeless pet who needs your love.
I might suggest a cat who is a bed hog, even if you do not think you are a cat person
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Good advice.
I vote for a dog. My grand father was becoming a recluse after my grandmother died. A dog doesn’t allow you to stay in bed all day. He got up and started walking the dog several times a day and started meeting people in his “senior” apartment complex.
I would direct our friend to visit the local senior center and join some social clubs and support groups for widows and widowers. There are so many people out their living good lives after such a loss and are out there wanting to help. The most important thing is to recover from the depression. Once that fog lifts volunteer, join hobby clubs, learn an instrument, travel, visit family, maybe even move closer to your family. My grandfather really enjoyed living in the senior apartment complex. It wasn’t an assisted living center. Just a 55 and over full of people just like him. After a while he was the ‘player’ of the complex. He lived another 20 years as a widower.
Good answer. I was my wife’s caregiver for 11 years. Seeing anyone face 3 major cancers and two other medical emergencies takes it’s toll. You have to finally realize you did your best. A Maine coon is very friendly. My wife was afraid of cats. She got the Maine coon for me. Wish you the best.