Growing Grief

Written on January 26, 2019 .

Several years ago I lost my life companion of almost 37 years after long months of illness.

Such courage and integrity in the face of brutality

One blistering-cold Wisconsin winter morning, my therapist brought up the idea of survivor’s guilt. I had told her about the dreams I was…

I Still Can’t Believe I’m Saying These Words

My mum passed away just two months ago, just 10 days before her 87th birthday. It is the strangest of experiences to be looking at life…

Kind eyes and a fiercely protective heart.

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Life goes on, but you will never be the same

Facing Reality — Life Alone

My Personal Experience—There Is LIFE After DEATH

In a cabin deep in the woods by a creek, I grew a little stronger.

Grief can be like a storm that hits without warning, uprooting everything in its path. It can leave us feeling lost in a world where…

How my late college instructor helped me understand my mother’s choice

For 30 days, I have been writing gratitude letters to people who changed my life. This final letter is to my best friend, a partner in…

A short tale of dealing with the difficult job of letting things out.

My first holiday season as a widow was one filled with one conflicting emotion after another. That Thanksgiving was more of a blur than…

My dog is dying and my heart is breaking

A story of anticipatory grief

Grief Dictates Your Feelings and Thoughts

Repairing your heart through music can be a painfully good thing.

I’ll be way better looking in your memory