Learning To Lean Into Grief
Almost two years ago I lost one of my best friends to breast cancer. I remember the phone call when…
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Almost two years ago I lost one of my best friends to breast cancer. I remember the phone call when…
Continue ReadingI sat there, a faded hospital sheet draped over my legs, blood sticky to my inner thighs. It was too…
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Continue ReadingCheese toast on chilly mornings worked its way deep into my favorite childhood memories after my mom died. I remember…
Continue ReadingWindows down, we took in the breathtaking views of Leelanau Peninsula. “It is just so beautiful,” we kept repeating to…
Continue ReadingShe didn’t have to say it. I already knew. Our baby was gone. I watched the ultrasound slowly pan from…
Continue ReadingTo the wife of a grieving husband, I am both happy and sad you’ve stumbled upon this piece. Happy because…
Continue ReadingWhat was supposed to be a beautiful bonding moment between mother and daughter turned sour mere seconds upon the doctor’s…
Continue ReadingMy life can be split into two sections: things that happened before my brother died, and things that have happened…
Continue ReadingAfter months of steadfast trying, tracking, praying, hoping, begging to get pregnant, I took my millionth test late one night…
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