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Grief
June 18, 2021
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By Zeel Patel

To the Dad Who Inspires Us All

Up until this year, Father’s Day was a holiday just like Mother’s Day to me. I never used to question…

My Dad’s Sudden Death Shattered My Heart

Grief, Loss
January 6, 2021
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By Chelsey McCarthy

My Dad’s Sudden Death Shattered My Heart

My dad is dead. I’ve repeated these words to myself hundreds of times in the days since his passing, but…

Grief, Loss
September 29, 2020
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By Chelsea Ohlemiller

One Day I Smiled Again

I remember thinking I’d never laugh again. I remember thinking I’d never smile again or breathe without heartbreak and pain. …

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

Grief
September 26, 2020
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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…

I Lost My Mom and I Couldn’t Say Goodbye

Grief
September 21, 2020
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By Jennifer Vail

I Lost My Mom and I Couldn’t Say Goodbye

The world as we know it has changed. Masks are the norm, contact is not. Businesses are closing, restaurants are…

Grief
September 10, 2020
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By Her View From Home

What Will Life Be Like Without My Dad?

“How are you doing?” friends ask with sympathy in their eyes. I give a standard reply because I don’t even…

To the Bride Whose Parents Are Watching From Heaven

Grief, Marriage
July 31, 2020
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By Ashley Cuttle

To the Bride Whose Parents Are Watching From Heaven

It will easily be one of the hardest days of your life. And nothing will be able to change that.…

Faith, Grief
June 20, 2020
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By Lauren Fortenberry

My Daddy Waits For Me in Heaven

This year, there will be no Father’s Day card or phone call. There will only be loving words, mumbled through…

Death of a Parent, Faith, Grief
June 10, 2020
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By Harmony Vuycankiat

The Grey Sweater

Folding the laundry gets me down sometimes. It’s a mindless activity, really. My brain runs on autopilot as it remembers…

Sometimes I Find Myself Lost in That Last Goodbye

Grief
June 7, 2020
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By Chelsea Ohlemiller

Sometimes I Find Myself Lost in That Last Goodbye

Sometimes I have to remind myself to breathe. I have to take myself out of that moment. The one from…

The Cemetery Fills Me With Comfort and Sorrow

Grief, Loss
May 25, 2020
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By Chelsea Ohlemiller

The Cemetery Fills Me With Comfort and Sorrow

It’s a beautiful day. The sun is shining with such intensity I find myself squinting. Every time I venture to…

Grief
May 21, 2020
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By Meghan Riordan Jarvis

A Funeral Luncheon For 120

There were lots of things I didn’t help with when my dad died in June of 2017. I have acute…

death of a parent

To the Dad Who Inspires Us All

My Dad’s Sudden Death Shattered My Heart

One Day I Smiled Again

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

I Lost My Mom and I Couldn’t Say Goodbye

What Will Life Be Like Without My Dad?

To the Bride Whose Parents Are Watching From Heaven

My Daddy Waits For Me in Heaven

The Grey Sweater

Sometimes I Find Myself Lost in That Last Goodbye

The Cemetery Fills Me With Comfort and Sorrow

A Funeral Luncheon For 120

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