My Mom Was My Best Friend and Now that She’s Gone, I’m Lonely
I have always struggled to make and keep friends. This struggle has only become more pronounced in adulthood as everyone…
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I have always struggled to make and keep friends. This struggle has only become more pronounced in adulthood as everyone…
Continue ReadingI was on my way to the dollar store as they were opening, still flush with excitement that I had…
Continue ReadingToday, my mom lost one of her best friends. Today the news came. Suddenly. Unexpectedly. Traumatically. Ripping a hole in…
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Continue ReadingHolidays, birthdays, and special events have always been painful. I can’t say the pain has gotten less or more since…
Continue ReadingDid you know grief has a smell? To me, it smells like furniture stain and a fresh can of paint.…
Continue ReadingThe beeping of the machine yelling to the nurses about the occluded IV snaps my mind back to the present.…
Continue ReadingActor James Van Der Beek took to Instagram this week on the third anniversary of his mother's death to share…
Continue ReadingUnlike most people, I don't associate black as a color with the idea of death. When I think of death, I…
Continue ReadingMy mom died. She died, but I became free. For the very first time in my life, I’m not worried…
Continue ReadingSitting at a McDonald’s table in Charleston, SC, I looked down at my ill-fitting shirt and shorts. Stress had taken…
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