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Always AT Choice: Strategies for Moving on After the Death of a Spouse or Life Trauma By Larry Freeborg Wisdom for Finding Your Way Forward in Life, Love, Relationships and Business By Recognizing Your Choice Points Plus Tools for Communicating, Coping, Transcending and Thriving Larry Freeborg remembers the day vividly when he realized he was not powerless in the face of total despair and grief. It happened when he was in the “psych ward” after the death of his 39-year-old wife from leukemia, leaving him with four young children, right as his company eliminated his job, and the economy was in a tailspin with 8% unemployment. Not being able to face the world, he asked his parents to look after his children and sought treatment. Based on his beliefs and his upbringing, he could see nothing but the bleak prospect of a life dictated to long hours of corporate work, followed by coming home to cook, clean, and attend to his children with no relief. His anger boiled over. But a steadfast nurse arrived as he wa