Some people find a challenge and a mission in adversity.
In 1992, when Judy Divers lost her husband of almost 30 years to pancreatic cancer, she struggled with her grief and pain as everyone does. When she happened upon a chat room on America On Line, she not only experienced a sense of comfort, she saw the tremendous benefits of peer support on the Internet. Judy eventually rose to AOL Community Team Leader for the Widows and Widowers community and had developed numerous resources for other losses, e.g., death of children, and others. It became apparent that the AOL environment was not fully suitable for a Grief Community because they were influenced by different criteria than a non profit might be. Plus, that community was only available to AOL members.