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There’s An Urn Where Her Smile Should Be

Grief, Loss
September 16, 2019
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By Leslie Froelich

There’s An Urn Where Her Smile Should Be

Have you ever sat in the mortician’s office? I have. I never planned on it. Nobody does. But then you…

Holding Space in the Fragile Balance of Life

Friendship, Grief, Loss
September 15, 2019
2.7K Views
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By Aleena Khan

Holding Space in the Fragile Balance of Life

On this ordinary day in the NICU, I went to fill my bottle in the kitchen after my 1 p.m.…

Grief, Loss
September 14, 2019
13.7K Views
2 Minute Read

By Christie Lynn

I Wanted to Call My Mom Today

It’s crazy to me how so many years have gone by since my mom died, yet every now and then,…

My Mom Left Me Everything When She Went to Heaven

Grief, Loss
September 9, 2019
6K Views
4 Minute Read

By Nikki Pennington

My Mom Left Me Everything When She Went to Heaven

I often worry my mom felt like she didn’t leave us with much when she left for Heaven. She apologized…

Faith, Grief, Loss
September 6, 2019
5K Views
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By Shannon Shpak

When the Miracle Doesn’t Come

136 surgeries. 136 miracles. It had even become predictable. We would get to that lowest moment when we were on…

Yes, My Mom Died. No, I Won’t Get Over It.

Grief, Loss
September 5, 2019
17.4K Views
3 Minute Read

By Christie Lynn

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…

The Only Crying When Brendan Was Born Was Mine

Grief, Loss, Motherhood
September 5, 2019
3.3K Views
5 Minute Read

By Teresa Warner

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…

Grief, Loss
September 1, 2019
30.8K Views
4 Minute Read

By Trina Rehberg Boyko

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…

Grief, Loss
August 31, 2019
5K Views
4 Minute Read

By Mandy McCarty Harris

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 rare and…

The Lies Survivor’s Guilt Tells After Losing a Loved One to Suicide

Grief, Loss
August 30, 2019
10.1K Views
5 Minute Read

By Melissa Pack

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…

Grief, Loss
August 29, 2019
8.6K Views
3 Minute Read

By Christie Lynn

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…

Grief, Loss
August 28, 2019
11.1K Views
5 Minute Read

By Tiffany Nardoni

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…

Death of a Parent

There’s An Urn Where Her Smile Should Be

Holding Space in the Fragile Balance of Life

I Wanted to Call My Mom Today

My Mom Left Me Everything When She Went to Heaven

When the Miracle Doesn’t Come

Yes, My Mom Died. No, I Won’t Get Over It.

The Only Crying When Brendan Was Born Was Mine

Living Without My Dad Never Gets Easier

The Journey of Grief is All Your Own

The Lies Survivor’s Guilt Tells After Losing a Loved One to Suicide

Nothing Will Ever Replace My Mom

The Pain of Losing a Child Never Ends

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So God Made a Mother