This past Sunday was the second anniversary of my mother’s death.
I would tell you how it went for me, but I was out of town and had my dates mixed up and I thought Sunday was the 19th rather than the 20th. When I finally became oriented to date and time, I did pretty […]
It’s been nearly 2 years (really?) since my mother died.
Tonight, I was cleaning out some stuff, and decided to tackle the box of things related to her funeral. You know them, the extra programs, the flower cards, the left over, “The Family of __________ thanks you for your sincere expression of sympathy”, cards.
It […]
There’s an excellent post at Caring.com by Paula Spencer.
In Questions I Wish I Had Asked Mom, Spencer brings up a good point, I wish I had asked my mother more questions about her side of things when she was dying.
It’s hard toward the end, because you are tuned into taking care of “business” […]
The New York Times blog, Shifting Careers has an article about working after a death in the family.
When my mother died (nearly 2 years ago? Really?) I was away from work for nearly 2 weeks. I am blessed with friends and a wonderful workplace, so things were fine, yet I worried anyway.
But, when I […]
Chana has a wonderful post in honor of her deceased father’s birthday.
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When a parent dies, there are all kinds of emotions. But, one that doesn’t always get a lot of press is “relief”.
There might be feelings of relief that the parent is no longer suffering. However, for some, a parent’s death might bring about a sense of emotional freedom, especially when the relationship with the parent […]
At the risk of getting hung up on people whose parents have died, I wanted to point you to my friend, Jenn’s, powerful entry about her own journey on the anniversary of her mother’s death.
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My friend, CeeElCee has a wonderful post about things to say in consolation when someone passes away.
A wise story about aging parents.
Via Minding Our Elders: Home Instead Senior Care’s program, “Be a Santa to a Senior”.
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You probably don’t need me to tell you, but, grief can become intensified during the holiday season whether or not you just suffered the loss of a loved one recently, or, if it was 50 years ago.
This is just a reminder that there are many resources out there to help you if you need something […]
OK, y’all might think I’ve gone ’round the bend with this one, and, I usually don’t link to Perez Hilton here (celebrity gossip site), but, this account (link has some extraneous images not safe for work, or, kids. No, seriously, I warned you) of his first concert appearance since her death just struck me for […]
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