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Grief, Loss
April 15, 2019
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As You Go On Living Life Without the One Who Gave it to You

My dear, beautiful friend, I remember the day I received the news; the way my heart pounded and my eyes filled with tears as the enormity of your…

Grief, Marriage
March 31, 2019
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The Simple Farewell After 40 Years of Love: “I’ll Be There Soon.”

It was the first day of November. Dad was on a gurney—heavily medicated—and on his way to the nursing home. She looked at him. “I’ll…

Grief
March 29, 2019
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When Your Parents Are Gone, Part of You Always Aches

It was the perfect summer evening in Cape Cod, Massachusetts. We were dining al fresco. A cool wind was blowing and I had a delicious cocktail in my…

Grief, Loss
March 20, 2019
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I Didn’t Know it Was the Last Time

One day it would be the last time I was going to see her and I didn’t even know it. One day it would be the last phone call and I wouldn’t even…

Grief, Loss
March 18, 2019
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I Wish She Could Have Met You, Dad

Dad, Today marks nine years since the day you passed away. Not a day goes by that I don’t think about you. Sometimes I cry, scream, even isolate…

Grief
March 15, 2019
3 Minute Read

I Wasn’t Finished Needing You, Mom

Mom, No one told me it would be the last time I saw you or spoke with you. I wasn’t finished needing you yet. There were so many things I…

Grief, Loss
February 17, 2019
6 Minute Read

When a Parent Dies, Part of Your Heart Will Always Be Broken

I wish I could tell you it gets easier. I wish I could tell you this won’t hurt. I wish I could tell you that you are in control of the situation.…

Grief, Living
December 10, 2018
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My Dad’s Been Gone for 15 Years, But Gives Me a Godwink Every Christmas

I picked up the phone to call my dad the other day. I was thinking about my car insurance bill, and wanted to ask him something. This wouldn’t…

Grief
October 29, 2018
4 Minute Read

This is Life After the Death of Your Mother

So when the sun rises one morning and it hits you that I am forever gone, I hope the love I had left you with is more than enough to ease your pain.…

Cancer, Grief, Kids
October 21, 2018
5 Minute Read

When Daddy Isn’t Coming Home

For most children, the concept of death is introduced with the death of a pet, an elderly grandparent or perhaps a poor raccoon spotted on the side…

death of a parent

As You Go On Living Life Without the One Who Gave it to You

The Simple Farewell After 40 Years of Love: “I’ll Be There Soon.”

When Your Parents Are Gone, Part of You Always Aches

I Didn’t Know it Was the Last Time

I Wish She Could Have Met You, Dad

I Wasn’t Finished Needing You, Mom

When a Parent Dies, Part of Your Heart Will Always Be Broken

My Dad’s Been Gone for 15 Years, But Gives Me a Godwink Every Christmas

This is Life After the Death of Your Mother

When Daddy Isn’t Coming Home

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