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Motherhood
May 8, 2026
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By Valerie Sawicki-Bellomo

Mothers Are the Givers

As we were decorating the tree last Christmas, my son dug to the bottom of a box and pulled out…

To My Aging Dad, Whose Memory Is Failing

Living
December 4, 2025
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By Lindsey Jordan

To My Aging Dad, Whose Memory Is Failing

Dad, you just turned 70, a milestone I never expected to see. You had your first heart attack in your…

Don’t Stop Talking about Your Loved Ones in Heaven

Grief
October 9, 2025
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By Kalan Krueger

Don’t Stop Talking about Your Loved Ones in Heaven

I often cry when I remember him. It is common for me to tear up when he enters the conversation,…

Grief Isn’t Something You Get Over, It’s Something You Grow Around

Grief
June 21, 2025
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By Tess Ezzy

Grief Isn’t Something You Get Over, It’s Something You Grow Around

After my grandmother died, I expected grief to follow some kind of order. Maybe not a checklist, exactly—but something linear.…

Keeping Her Memory Alive Hurts As It Heals

Grief
April 25, 2025
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By Amanda Reid

Keeping Her Memory Alive Hurts As It Heals

Grief is really hard. You can have days of feeling absolutely fine, then suddenly, it’s the middle of the day…

Living
April 6, 2025
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By Brooke Tichenor

Alzheimer’s Is the Longest Goodbye

I’m not losing you once, I’m losing pieces of you every day as this disease relentlessly takes you from me,…

I Said Goodbye to a Different Part of You Every Day

Grief, Loss
March 3, 2025
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By Marissa Bader

I Said Goodbye to a Different Part of You Every Day

I always assumed death was something that happened in an instant. Here one moment, gone the next. At least that’s…

Grown Children, Living
September 21, 2024
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By Brooke Tichenor

The Day We Met Alzheimer’s

After a year of countless doctor appointments, evaluations, and scans, we finally received Mom's official diagnosis. She had Alzheimer's Disease.…

There’s a Little Less of You Here Each Day

Grief, Grown Children
January 30, 2023
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By Maddie Clark

There’s a Little Less of You Here Each Day

I'm sitting here on the front porch, and I'm sobbing. I'm finally grieving. I've finally reached the place where my…

My Grandma Doesn’t Remember Me but I Visit Anyway

Living
August 9, 2022
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By Elisa Cinelli

My Grandma Doesn’t Remember Me but I Visit Anyway

Today I went to see my grandma in the memory care facility she now calls home. Visits now are nothing…

One Child, One Moment, One Memory at a Time

Motherhood
August 5, 2022
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By Dawn Sicard

One Child, One Moment, One Memory at a Time

As I sit and watch my girls play in the water at our cabin, I can't help but smile. Their…

Living
July 5, 2020
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By Jessica Swanda

Even When Memory Fails, Love Remains

My great-grandmother lived a difficult life. She grew up during the Great Depression and its harsh aftereffects. Once married, her…

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Mothers Are the Givers

To My Aging Dad, Whose Memory Is Failing

Don’t Stop Talking about Your Loved Ones in Heaven

Grief Isn’t Something You Get Over, It’s Something You Grow Around

Keeping Her Memory Alive Hurts As It Heals

Alzheimer’s Is the Longest Goodbye

I Said Goodbye to a Different Part of You Every Day

The Day We Met Alzheimer’s

There’s a Little Less of You Here Each Day

My Grandma Doesn’t Remember Me but I Visit Anyway

One Child, One Moment, One Memory at a Time

Even When Memory Fails, Love Remains

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