One woman, widowed on September 11, remembers reading an article about Heidi Snow years earlier, and was shocked to find herself joining Heidi to share her anguish after losing her husband. Heidi has started a club of mentors that no one wants the credentials to join. But in doing so, she has eased the path to healing for other survivors. ACCESS provides a poignant and sadly necessary role in our society, and it is essential that these families speak to each other so they remember a critical fact: that they must survive and continue…

Mayor Rudy Giuliani, from the foreword of ACCESS’ book, Surviving Sudden Loss: Stories from those who have lived it