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December 3rd, 2007

Discovering changing needs of aging parents during the holidays

Holidays can often be the time when adult children find that their aging parents may not be doing as well on their own as they once did.
Coming home for the holidays, adult children see first hand how mom or dad may not get around as well as they did last year, or, that their […]

By Elizabeth -- 1 comment

April 4th, 2007

No more surprises

Easter is the next “first” that we’ll be going through since my mother died last year.
I know Easter is a big event in some families, and, while we’ve always enjoyed it, and, done a few traditional things, it has never been an “all-out” event for us.
We usually go to Mass, and, then to my parents […]

By Elizabeth -- 6 comments

November 25th, 2006

The first holiday after my mother’s death

I’ve tried several times to write about the first holiday season without my mother. But, for some reason, the words don’t come out when I sit down to type. It’s not that I’m overcome with grief or anything, it’s just that it’s all so weird to have to find a new “rhythm” if you will.
It’s […]

By Elizabeth -- 9 comments

November 2nd, 2006

The holidays approacheth

With the holiday season coming up quickly, I know that this time of year might be hard since my mother died.
I have been thinking about the approaching season in vague terms, making a mental note to put “deal emotionally with holidays”, but, I haven’t really done much else.
Imagine my surprise when, Halloween, the questionable member […]

By Elizabeth -- 7 comments