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Kids, Motherhood
November 9, 2019
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“Mama…I’m Scared”

SUDEP. Sudden unexpected death in epilepsy. SUDEP killed Disney Channel star Cameron Boyce and brought “the unspoken” into my home. We were at…

Grief
November 7, 2019
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Sackcloth and Ashes: When Grief is Messy

EDITOR’S NOTE: THIS POST DISCUSSES SUICIDE I didn’t truly understand the intensity of grief until I lost my husband, Eric. Head knowledge and…

Grief
October 29, 2019
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Nothing Makes You Appreciate Life More Than Death

Nothing makes you appreciate life more than death. I was still reeling from the loss of my dad when one of my closest friends passed away. I still…

Grief
October 8, 2019
3 Minute Read

Another Year Has Come and Gone, But I’ll Never Stop Missing You

It’s been six years to the day since we lost you. In fact, in the time it will take me to write this, the exact second on the clock when you took…

Kids, Motherhood
September 10, 2019
4 Minute Read

44 is Too Young For a Mother to Die

We sat watching the line of kids—and our daughters’ chubby little fingers—“play” the piano. My friend smiled affectionately at the group…

Grief, Loss
August 25, 2019
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5 Minute Read

Please Don’t Leave Me Alone With My Grief

Cards. Meals. Visits. Gifts. Day after day these things arrived at my door right after my husband died leaving me with a newborn and twin toddlers. I…

Grief
August 22, 2019
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To the Friend Who Just Lost a Parent: You’ll Never Get Over This, But You Will Get Through It

To the friend who just lost a parent: I see you there, sunglasses pulled down over your eyes covering the emotion that leaks from behind them. I ask…

Grief, Kids
July 21, 2019
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We Won’t Conquer Grief, But We Will Learn to Live With it

The second day of summer break started out as a typical day. Sunny skies, which meant a walk around the neighborhood. Usually, these walks involve…

Grief
July 13, 2019
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3 Minute Read

I’ll Always Be a Little Broken Without My Sister

Twenty years ago, you left. The human on this earth who could see all of me and nod in understanding. My person, my sister, from whom there were no…

Grief
July 7, 2019
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4 Minute Read

My Kids May Never Meet You, But I Promise They Will Know You

There is a picture of you getting ready to go to your senior prom and holding me as a baby. You were all dressed in your tux and I was about four…

death

“Mama…I’m Scared”

Sackcloth and Ashes: When Grief is Messy

Nothing Makes You Appreciate Life More Than Death

Another Year Has Come and Gone, But I’ll Never Stop Missing You

44 is Too Young For a Mother to Die

Please Don’t Leave Me Alone With My Grief

To the Friend Who Just Lost a Parent: You’ll Never Get Over This, But You Will Get Through It

We Won’t Conquer Grief, But We Will Learn to Live With it

I’ll Always Be a Little Broken Without My Sister

My Kids May Never Meet You, But I Promise They Will Know You

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