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Grief, Loss
September 5, 2019
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Yes, My Mom Died. No, I Won’t Get Over It.

I think something that has been really hard to wrap my head around during the years since my mom died is how little people understand about how a big…

Grief, Loss, Motherhood
September 5, 2019
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The Only Crying When Brendan Was Born Was Mine

I had a son. His name was Brendan. He would have been 11 years old this September. The kids were thrilled to be adding #8 to our beautiful family,…

Grief, Loss
September 1, 2019
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Living Without My Dad Never Gets Easier

This is my first year living without you. I knew it would be hard, but I didn’t know it would be this hard. I didn’t know I would break down…

Grief, Loss
August 31, 2019
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The Journey of Grief is All Your Own

My 7-year-old daughter, Emma, died seven years ago from complications associated with Pantothenate Kinase Associated Neurodegeneration, an extremely…

Grief, Loss
August 30, 2019
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The Lies Survivor’s Guilt Tells After Losing a Loved One to Suicide

The night before my mother’s suicide, I was alone in my apartment having a particularly sad and dramatic pity party for myself. I have no…

Grief, Loss
August 29, 2019
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Nothing Will Ever Replace My Mom

I have never gone through anything quite as bad as this. Sure, I have been through some tough stuff and had some struggles, but nothing prepared me…

Grief, Loss
August 28, 2019
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The Pain of Losing a Child Never Ends

Sometimes, I just close my eyes and picture him. I remember his smile. His soft voice. His gentle touch with his baby brother. I remember how he and…

Grief, Kids, Motherhood
August 27, 2019
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Let the Grandparents Spoil While They Still Can

Today my children visited their grandmother, or as we call her Memeré (French for Grandma). It wasn’t like most visits with a grandparent. This…

Grief, Loss
August 25, 2019
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Please Don’t Leave Me Alone With My Grief

Cards. Meals. Visits. Gifts. Day after day these things arrived at my door right after my husband died leaving me with a newborn and twin toddlers. I…