Meandering through my brain the last few days to discover a suitable topic to chat about on my 31-month anniversary of widowhood, I came up with the number 31. As in 31 flavors. Probably because I’ve spent concentrated time this last month eating ice cream. Why eat ice cream? Because after a year affected by …
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Grief at Sixteen Months: Traumatic Flashback
“I heard what happened out there,” the male nurse said, standing on my right side as I lay on a bed in the Emergency Room last week. “Is there anything I can do for you?” Sniffling and dabbing my tears, I said, “No, not really. It’s just that this is the first time I’ve been …
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Grace Notes #14 – Grief at Six Months
Marv passed away six months and fourteen hours ago. I'm feeling it is time for me to move on. To leave these “grace” related posts on dying and death and move increasingly toward my “new normal.” I don’t mind that expression, although I know some do. They say there will never be another “normal.” But …
“I’m Dewey’s youngest sister.” Grief revisited.
“I'm Dewey’s youngest sister.” These words of introduction hold unique poignancy for me. I've not been able to say them in a long time. My brother died an unexpectedly early and quick death from pancreatic cancer nearly six years ago. At one Thanksgiving collection of out-of-state family members he was there, at the next he …
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