1. Research Notes Hannah Lindsay

2. Hero Some who shows great courage (“Hero”). Someone who fights for a cause (“WordNet”).

3. Taryn and Michael Davis The two dated in high school, broke up, and reconnected when Michael decided to join the US Army ("TARYN DAVIS" ). Ten months after marriage he was called to active duty in Iraq (“Taryn Davis”). On May 21st, a neighbor called Taryn to tell her to come home. She found two men waiting at her door to tell her that her husband had been killed by roadside bombs two hours after they instant- messaged that day ("TARYN DAVIS”).

4. Taryn’s next step Looked for support- researched online for others feeling the way she did (" TARYN DAVIS" ). Reached out to one widow whose spouse died in the same incident as Michael- inspired her to travel across the country to hear other women’s stories (" TARYN DAVIS “). Her own journey to recovery expanded into the AWP and a documentary film. ("TARYN DAVIS”). Taryn found her passion which was to carry on Michael’s legacy and help others in her shoes ("TARYN DAVIS" ). Taryn wishes to make the new generation “aware that sacrifice and survival takes place on a daily basis.” ("TARYN DAVIS" ).

5. Emotions of those who lose loved- ones “War widows find ways to cope, but there’s really no cure for the pain” (Brink). Deb Kiser, a war widow, is in therapy and taking medication to cope with the pain (Brink). “Even under the best of circumstances, healing comes slowly” (Brink). may experience shock, anger, or guilt (“Coping”). Grief = emotional suffering you feel after losing a loved one “no ‘normal’ timetable to grieving” (“Coping”). Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, a psychiatrist, introduced the “five stages of grief.”: Denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance (“Coping”). The symptoms of grief are shock and disbelief, sadness, guilt, anger, fear, and physical symptoms (“Coping”).

6. Basic info on Beth (Main character in The Girl Death Left Behind ) Beth was a teenage girl, about to enter high school when she lost her mother, father, brother, and sister in a car crash (Lurlene 34). She had to move to Tampa with her aunt, uncle, and self-centered cousin (Lurlene 46). Had to overcome the loss of her family all while dealing with her new home, new town, new school, new family, and while missing her friends (Lurlene). Beth helped herself as well as Sloane, a girl in her school who had a poor family life. Beth invited Sloane to her aunt and uncle’s home for Thanksgiving when she found out that Sloane had nowhere else to go (Lurlene 95). Beth was quiet while coping with her loss- didn’t want to talk much with people (Lurlene).