The main goal is to identify groups of people who would like to take a survey or be interviewed for a book. (their identities will not be used).

The subject is niche: Interviewing people who have assisted/supported or cared for their ex when they were sick or even until their death. Need US participants at this time. Twenty-three interviews have been completed (Ontario, Germany, France, Australia)

A sub-goal is who will want to read this book and where will we find them? (for example: Death Doulas) This information will be used in the future

Computer research to find out where to post (at no cost) to invite people to take the survey.

Also need research done of birth rate decline and divorce statistics in North America.

I suspect that couples are having fewer children, while the divorce rate has climbed. These two factors are

Will meet with students each week to review progress and offer ideas and direction. This will be a collaboration that will be satisfying for any student who becomes involved in the research for this book.