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A Journey Through Grief
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Losing My Mother and Learning Lydapathy
Losing My Mother and Learning Lydapathy
In 2020, I experienced the first Mother’s Day in my life that I did not spend with my loving mother, Lydia. That now seems a prescient…
E.R. Burgess
Mar 24
Mourning Through Mimicry
Mourning Through Mimicry
Six months before I lost my father in early 2018, my Uncle Bill and second dad left us just days before his 85th birthday. One month…
E.R. Burgess
Aug 2, 2022
The Echo of My Father’s Laughter
The Echo of My Father’s Laughter
As I am readying myself to endure another day of mourning, this time for my father-in-law, I had a pleasant distraction today that reminded…
E.R. Burgess
Jun 15, 2022
Restoring the Statue: Moving Beyond Grief
Restoring the Statue: Moving Beyond Grief
The last five years have turned me into the seasoned mourner I never wanted to be, but always knew I was destined to become. Even as a…
E.R. Burgess
Jun 9, 2022
Loss in the Time of Corona
Loss in the Time of Corona
Much of the board game community was gripped in grief this week at the loss of a gamer who so many of us truly adored, James Miller. If…
E.R. Burgess
Aug 8, 2020
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