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When a Parents 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.…

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…

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.…

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…

At first, you’ll get lost in her sad eyes. Eyes that will haunt you in your dreams. You’ll feel the need to save her, to protect her from the…

“We know days don’t come easy for you and so we chose to band together and compose a love letter in your honor. Funny thing when it comes to…

Dad was enlightened. He knew that every small moment mattered. He was silly, too. He made funny faces at me in every situation. He told stories of…

He had the flu. I know the flu kills people every year, but not 63-year-old healthy men who just got home from Disney World with his…

The flashback was so strong, it was palpable. The funeral was over; we three sisters and our husbands had walked with our mother’s casket to…

My son hasn’t said much or talked much since his father’s death a couple of months ago. The counselor said he’s at the age where he…