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I Miss My Mom, But I’m Glad She’s No Longer Suffering

Grief
December 19, 2020
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3 Minute Read

By Lauren Dykovitz

I Miss My Mom, But I’m Glad She’s No Longer Suffering

My mom suffered from Alzheimer’s disease for 10 years. She was bedbound for the last two months of her life.…

My Mom’s Death Was Expected, But It Didn’t Hurt Any Less

Grief, Loss
December 12, 2020
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2 Minute Read

By Lauren Dykovitz

My Mom’s Death Was Expected, But It Didn’t Hurt Any Less

How many times have you heard someone say, “My loved one died. Well, she was sick and we knew it…

I Still Feel My Mom Everywhere in My Childhood Home

Grief
December 4, 2020
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3 Minute Read

By Lauren Dykovitz

I Still Feel My Mom Everywhere in My Childhood Home

I spent the past week at my parents’ house helping my dad recover from his hip replacement surgery. While I…

Alzheimer’s Took My Mother’s Life. A Pandemic Stole Her Funeral.

Grief
September 26, 2020
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6 Minute Read

By Lauren Dykovitz

Alzheimer’s Took My Mother’s Life. A Pandemic Stole Her Funeral.

If you were only allowed to have ten people at your mother’s funeral, who would you pick? How would you…

My Mom is Never Coming Back To Get Her Shoes

Grief
September 1, 2020
5K Views
3 Minute Read

By Lauren Dykovitz

My Mom is Never Coming Back To Get Her Shoes

Yesterday I was at my parents’ house helping my dad out with a few things. I went into the master…

The Day You Realize Your Mom is Really Gone

Grief
August 22, 2020
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3 Minute Read

By Lauren Dykovitz

The Day You Realize Your Mom is Really Gone

Two days ago, I finally threw away the flowers and put away the cards I received when my mom died…

Grief
March 21, 2020
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3 Minute Read

By Lauren Dykovitz

I’m Worried My Mom Won’t Have a Funeral

These are uncertain times. And I don’t just mean because of the pandemic. My mom is currently dying from Alzheimer’s…

Grief
February 28, 2020
1.9K Views
3 Minute Read

By Lauren Dykovitz

The Truth is I Don’t Feel Strong

“You’re so strong.” I hear this so often from people, and I think the same thing every time, “If they…

You Can’t Outrun the Grief of Losing a Parent

Grief
February 22, 2020
3.6K Views
5 Minute Read

By Lauren Dykovitz

You Can’t Outrun the Grief of Losing a Parent

I’ve been thinking a lot about death lately. Death and grief and the impending doom of losing my mom. (Yeah,…

My Mom May Be Dying, But She Will Never Leave Me

Grief
January 23, 2020
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3 Minute Read

By Lauren Dykovitz

My Mom May Be Dying, But She Will Never Leave Me

I will never know what it’s like to see my mom’s car pull up to my house. I will never…

Grief
December 28, 2019
1.6K Views
5 Minute Read

By Lauren Dykovitz

How to Love an Alzheimer’s Daughter

My husband recently told me he doesn’t remember what I was like before my mom was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. I…

I No Longer Take My Husband or This Life For Granted

Marriage
December 18, 2019
5K Views
4 Minute Read

By Lauren Dykovitz

I No Longer Take My Husband or This Life For Granted

One day a few years ago, I was in the middle of the grocery store with a cart full of…

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Lauren Dykovitz

I Miss My Mom, But I’m Glad She’s No Longer Suffering

My Mom’s Death Was Expected, But It Didn’t Hurt Any Less

I Still Feel My Mom Everywhere in My Childhood Home

Alzheimer’s Took My Mother’s Life. A Pandemic Stole Her Funeral.

My Mom is Never Coming Back To Get Her Shoes

The Day You Realize Your Mom is Really Gone

I’m Worried My Mom Won’t Have a Funeral

The Truth is I Don’t Feel Strong

You Can’t Outrun the Grief of Losing a Parent

My Mom May Be Dying, But She Will Never Leave Me

How to Love an Alzheimer’s Daughter

I No Longer Take My Husband or This Life For Granted

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