My Mom is Dying
I’ll never forget the first time my mom looked at me and didn’t know who I was. The mall was ridiculously crowded that day, the way it usually is…
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Now That You’ve Touched Eternity
I think of you when the clouds turn grey and swell, when the rain and my tears mix softening the sting of salt on my cheeks. I think of you when I…
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To Motherless Daughters Dreading Mother’s Day
It was the phone call that would change my life. “Honey, it’s not good news. It’s cancer.” For five years, cancer ravaged my…
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Mother’s Day Looks Different When Your Mom is in Heaven
Mother’s Day after your mom dies looks different. Mother’s Day looks like dodging the card aisle because you just can’t bring yourself…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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